Telechrysis is a genus of gelechioid moths and only genus in the Telechrysidini tribe. The genus itself contains only one species, Telechrysis tripuncta, which is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Ireland, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria and Greece.[1]
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| Telechrysis tripuncta | |
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| Tribe: | Telechrysidini
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| Genus: | Telechrysis Toll, 1956
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| Species: | T. tripuncta
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| Telechrysis tripuncta (Haworth, 1828)
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The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2] Adults have three pale, evenly spaced spots on each forewing.[3] They are on wing in May and June.
The larvae are thought to feed in dead or rotting wood.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Telechrysis Toll, 1956". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Telechrysis tripuncta (Haworth, 1828)". nrm.se. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Telechrysis tripuncta". Hants Moths. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Telechrysis tripuncta". UK Moths. Retrieved 12 May 2022.