Teleiopsis lunariella explained

Teleiopsis lunariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are cinereous (ash-grey) to rosy reddish, sprinkled and suffused with tawny grey and black scaling. The hindwings are tawny grey with a rosy tinge.[1]

The larvae feed on Rumex lunaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Teleiopsis_Lunariella lepiforum.de
  2. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/teleiopsis/lunariella/lunariella.htm bladmineerders.nl