Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Teleiodes | |
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Similar Pseudotelphusa paripunctella, Prolita sexpunctella, Carpatolechia decorella | ||
Teleiodes wagae, the hazel groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found throughout Europe, east to Siberia.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. 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.
References
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