Pseudotelphusa tessella
Species of moth
Pseudotelphusa tessella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pseudotelphusa |
Species: | P. tessella |
Binomial name | |
Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Pseudotelphusa tessella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.
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