Teleiodes kaitilai
Teleiodes kaitilai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural and southern Buryatia). The habitat consists of taiga forests.
| Teleiodes kaitilai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Teleiodes |
| Species: | T. kaitilai |
| Binomial name | |
| Teleiodes kaitilai Junnilainen, 2010 | |
The wingspan is 14.5–16.5 mm. The forewings are fuscous, densely mottled with dark brown scales. Forewing markings are more or less distinct blackish-brown spots. The hindwings are fuscous.[1] Adults are on wing from mid-June to mid-July.
The larvae possibly feed on Larix sibirica.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr. Jari-Pekka Kaitila, who was the first to recognize that the specimens representing Teleiodes kaitilai, are not conspecific with Teleiodes saltuum.
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