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Telphusa cistiflorella

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Species of moth

Telphusa cistiflorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Telphusa
Species: T. cistiflorella
Binomial name
Telphusa cistiflorella
(Constant, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Lita cistiflorella Constant, 1890

Telphusa cistiflorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Sardinia and Crete, as well as in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Cistus albidus.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Telphusa at funet
Taxon identifiers
Telphusa cistiflorella


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