Pseudotelphusa tessella

Pseudotelphusa tessella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species:
P. tessella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa tessella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena tessella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea albinigrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Chionodes berberidella Hübner, [1825]
  • Scythropia sturmella Hübner, [1825]
  • Tinea funestella Geyer, [1832]
  • Gelechia alboquadrella Bruand, 1859
  • Pseudotelphusa quadrella Fabricius, 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.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Berberis vulgaris. The larvae live between spun leaves of their host plant.

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