Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Teleiodes | |
Teleiodes italica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Switzerland, northern Italy, southern France and Spain.
The length of the forewings is 4.5-6.5 mm. Adults are identical to Teleiodes vulgella.
The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and Crataegus and Cydonia species.
Etymology
The species is named for Italy, where it was first discovered.
References
Teleiodes italica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA