Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Gelechiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pseudotelphusa tessella is a 13–15 mm wingspan Gelechiidae moth found across parts of Europe whose larvae feed on common barberry.

Family
Genus
Pseudotelphusa
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pseudotelphusa tessella (Linnaeus, 1758) is a moth species that belongs to the family Gelechiidae. It has been recorded in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Romania. This moth has a wingspan ranging from 13 to 15 mm. The larvae of Pseudotelphusa tessella feed on Berberis vulgaris, and they live between the spun leaves of their host plant.

Photo: (c) Harm Alberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Harm Alberts · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Pseudotelphusa

More from Gelechiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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