Teleiodes wagae

Teleiodes wagae, the hazel groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found throughout Europe, east to Siberia.[2]

Teleiodes wagae
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T. wagae
Binomial name
Teleiodes wagae
(Nowicki, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia wagae Nowicki, 1860
  • Teleiodes marsata Piskunov, 1973

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[3] Very similar to Teleiodes vulgella.Certain identification requires examination of the gentialia.

Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, Betula, Castanea sativa and Salix caprea. They feed between two spun leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from August to September.[4]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. 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
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. UKmoths


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