Teleiodes luculella, the crescent groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Europe to the southern Ural and Transcaucasia.[2] The habitat consists of woodlands, including oak woodlands.[3]
The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[4] The head is white, mixed with black. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings are dark grey, mixed with black; some indistinct whitish spots towards base; a semicircular white costal blotch before middle, enclosing a blackish costal mark, and posteriorly suffused with yellow-ochreous in disc; a small whitish tornal spot, and a larger one on costa opposite. Hindwings under 1,grey. The larva is whitish green; dots black; head yellow-brown; plate of 2 yellow brown, black-marked[5]
Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Quercus, Castanea sativa, Betula, Acer and Salix eleagnos. They feed between spun leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon on the ground.[6]
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Teleiodes luculella, the crescent groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Europe to the southern Ural and Transcaucasia. The habitat consists of woodlands, including oak woodlands.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The head is white, mixed with black. Terminal joint of palpi shorter than second. Forewings are dark grey, mixed with black; some indistinct whitish spots towards base; a semicircular white costal blotch before middle, enclosing a blackish costal mark, and posteriorly suffused with yellow-ochreous in disc; a small whitish tornal spot, and a larger one on costa opposite. Hindwings under 1,grey. The larva is whitish green; dots black; head yellow-brown; plate of 2 yellow brown, black-marked
Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Quercus, Castanea sativa, Betula, Acer and Salix eleagnos. They feed between spun leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in September. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon on the ground.
De maanpalpmot (Teleiodes luculella) is een vlinder uit de familie tastermotten (Gelechiidae). De wetenschappelijke naam is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1813 door Jacob Hübner.
De soort komt voor in Europa.
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Teleiodes luculella é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Gelechiidae.[1]
A autoridade científica da espécie é Hübner, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1813.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.
Teleiodes luculella é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Gelechiidae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Hübner, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1813.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.
