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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Teleiodes
Species:
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 genitalia.

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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