Teleiopsis diffinis

Teleiopsis diffinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Teleiopsis
Species: T. diffinis
Binomial name
Teleiopsis diffinis
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria diffinis Haworth, 1828
  • Lita dissimilella Treitschke, 1833
  • Gelechia scabidella Zeller, 1839
  • Lita friesella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Gelechia diffinella Doubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia diffinis ab. groenliensis Strand, 1920

Teleiopsis diffinis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Near East, central Asia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).[2]

The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella and Rumex crispus.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
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