Pseudotelphusa tessella

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Pseudotelphusa tessella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species:
P. tessella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa tessella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena tessellaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea albinigrellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Chionodes berberidellaHübner, [1825]
  • Scythropia sturmellaHübner, [1825]
  • Tinea funestellaGeyer, [1832]
  • Gelechia alboquadrellaBruand, 1859
  • Pseudotelphusa quadrellaFabricius, 1794

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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