Onebala blandiella explained

Onebala blandiella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] India and Myanmar.^[3]

Adults are fawn coloured with a slight cinereous (ash-grey) tinge, the forewings with slight metallic-green reflections and a large oblong dark brown cinereous-bordered spot in the disc before the middle, as well as a very large exterior triangular dark brown cinereous-bordered spot, which has its base on the costa and extends to the interior border. The hindwings are slightly gilded.^[4]

The larvae roll the leaves of Lamium species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Onebala blandiella Walker, 1864 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 7, 2018.
3. Book: Fletcher . T. Bainbrigge . 1889 . Report of the Proceedings of the Third Entomological Meeting . 3 . 844 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2930brit#page/792/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 792