Telphusa nephomicta

Telphusa nephomicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Telphusa
Species:	T. nephomicta
Binomial name
	Telphusa nephomicta; Meyrick, 1932

Telphusa nephomicta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in South Korea, Japan and China.[1]

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.[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus chinensis. They roll the leaves of their host plant, creating a pipe from which they feed.[3]

References

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[1] Telphusa at funet

[2] Exotic Microlep. 4: 194

[3] Insecta Koreana 9 : 18