Teleiopsis diffinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Near East, central Asia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Teleiopsis |
| Species: | T. diffinis
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| Teleiopsis diffinis | |
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The wingspan is 13–18 mm. Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings are ochreous-brownish, violet- tinged, more or less densely irrorated with blackish and whitish; an angulated oblique fascia of three violet-black raised marks about 1/4; stigmata blackish, first discal slightly beyond plical, second forming a transverse mark or pair of dots; an indistinct pale angulated fascia at 3/4, preceded by dark costal and dorsal spots. Hindwings over 1, grey. The larva is brownish-green, reddish-marbled; head and plate of 2 yellow-brown.[3]
Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella and Rumex crispus.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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