Pseudotelphusa scalella

Pseudotelphusa scalella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species: P. scalella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa scalella
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena scalella Scopoli, 1763

Pseudotelphusa scalella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe to the southern Ural and the Volga region. It is found in Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. The moths are on wing from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on moss, lichen and Quercus robur.

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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