Teleiodes flavimaculella explained

Teleiodes flavimaculella, the chestnut groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely but locally distributed in Europe (except the northernmost and southernmost parts), east to Siberia.[1]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Castanea sativa and Quercus.

Notes and References

  1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330495&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  3. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=796 LOT Moths and Butterflies

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