Pseudotelphusa tessella

Pseudotelphusa tessella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species: P. tessella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa tessella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena tessella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea albinigrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Chionodes berberidella Hübner, [1825]
  • Scythropia sturmella Hübner, [1825]
  • Tinea funestella Geyer, [1832]
  • Gelechia alboquadrella Bruand, 1859
  • Pseudotelphusa quadrella Fabricius, 1794

Pseudotelphusa tessella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania.[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Berberis vulgaris.[3] The larvae live between spun leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ wmap.cz
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
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