About Tebenna gnaphaliella Kearfott, 1902
Tebenna gnaphaliella, commonly known as the everlasting tebenna moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Choreutidae. This species is distributed across North America, ranging from Florida to California, and extending north at least as far as New Hampshire. Its wingspan measures approximately 10 millimeters. It is extremely similar, and possibly identical, to the Palearctic species Tebenna micalis. Adult everlasting tebenna moths are active during June and July. There are likely at least two generations of this moth produced each year. Adults are most commonly found on the flowers of herbaceous plants. The larvae of Tebenna gnaphaliella feed on various plant species that were formerly classified in the genus Gnaphalium: cudweeds, everlastings, and pussytoes. Known host plants include Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, Pseudognaphalium helleri, and species in the genus Helichrysum. Larvae feed by mining the leaves of their host plants.
