Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telphusa | |
Telphusa nephomicta is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in South Korea, Japan and China.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey with a moderate oblique black fascia about one-third, preceded by a subcostal tuft and a trapezoidal blotch of irregular grey suffusion on the median third of the costa, narrowed downwards, the lower portion edged black, and the anterior part of the costal edge is black. The discal stigmata are raised, blackish-grey, just below this. There is also some irregular grey suffusion towards the mediodorsal and apical areas. Obscure dark grey marginal dots are found around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Rhus chinensis. They roll the leaves of their host plant, creating a pipe from which they feed.