Pseudotelphusa tessella

Pseudotelphusa tessella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Pseudotelphusa
Species:	P. tessella
Binomial name
	Pseudotelphusa tessella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena tessella Linnaeus, 1758; Tinea albinigrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Chionodes berberidella Hübner, [1825]; Scythropia sturmella Hübner, [1825]; Tinea funestella Geyer, [1832]; Gelechia alboquadrella Bruand, 1859; Pseudotelphusa quadrella Fabricius, 1794 ;

Pseudotelphusa tessella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Berberis vulgaris.^[3] The larvae live between spun leaves of their host plant.

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