Pseudotelphusa istrella

Pseudotelphusa istrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Turkey,[1] Italy, Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece and Ukraine.[2]

Pseudotelphusa istrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species:
P. istrella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa istrella
(Mann, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia istrella Mann, 1866
  • Gelechia decuriella Mann, 1872
  • Teleia trifasciella Rebel, 1916

The wingspan is about 12.5 mm.[3] The forewings are white, divided in four fields by three brown bands. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[4]

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