Teleiopsis baldiana explained

Teleiopsis baldiana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1] [2]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are bluish white, overlaid with fuscous, black and brown scales and with a rather well defined outwardly oblique fasciae of black raised scales from near the base of the costa to the basal fourth of the dorsum. There is an ill-defined light fuscous spot on the middle of costa, as well as an ill-defined transverse shade of fuscous over the end of the cell, edged exteriorly by a narrow nearly unmottled white fascia. There is also a short transverse streak of black-and-brown raised scales at the end of the cell and the tip of the wing is overlaid with fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Toxicodendron diversilobum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Teleiopsis baldiana (Barnes & Busck, 1920) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: 420799.00 – 1882 – Teleiopsis baldiana – (Barnes & Busck, 1920) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . June 9, 2019.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/contributionston414barn#page/225/mode/1up Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 225
  4. Web site: Heiman . Maury J. . October 23, 2013 . Species Teleiopsis baldiana - Hodges#1882 . BugGuide . June 9, 2019.