Teleiopsis albifemorella
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Teleiopsis albifemorella is a butterfly ( moth ) fromthe palm moth family (Gelechiidae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 19 to 23 millimeters. The second labial palp segment is white, has a black base and is speckled with a few dark brown scales . The third segment is marked with two black rings. The head is creamy white, the thorax and the scales on the wing joint of the mesothorax ( tegulae ) are colored like the forewings. The antennae are black and white ringed and ciliate briefly in the males. The forewings are creamy white and speckled with light brown, ocher and black scales. An outwardly sloping band consisting of black, raised scales begins near the costaladerbase and extends to the inner edge of the wing. Three black spots with an ocher border are in the middle of the wing, two of these spots are in front of the white subapical band. The area of the wing tip is dark and marked with black spots on the outer edge of the wing. The fringed scales are gray with a light base. The hind wings are light gray. The underside of the abdomen is creamy white. The species is characterized by geographical variability. The characteristics given here refer to the population living in France . The individuals living in the northeast of the Alps are whiter, specimens from Spain are darker, here the light brown scales have been replaced by gray ones.
Similar species
- Teleiopsis bagriotella With darker head, thorax and fore wings. Legs often pink, this does not appear in T. albifemorella .
Occurrence
Teleiopsis albifemorella is widespread in the southern and northern areas of the Alps . A find from the French Pyrenees is doubted. Other deposits can be found in the Spanish Pyrenees and in the Abruzzo mountains in Italy, as well as in the area of the former state union of Serbia and Montenegro . The species is found at altitudes of 370 to about 2300 meters.
Way of life
The larvae live between the roots of the shield amphibian ( Rumex scutatus ). The larva overwinters and is ready to pupate between May and June. Depending on the snow cover, individual specimens are not found until August. The larvae pupate in a silk web between the roots. Teleiopsis albifemorella is bound to calcareous soils and occurs on rubble and scree slopes. The species is not represented in the central Alps with silicate soils.
Flight and caterpillar times
The larvae live from May to August. The moths fly from July to September, preferably in the late afternoon.
Systematics
Synonyms
The following synonyms are known from the literature:
- Gelechia albifemorella Hofmann, 1867
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credentials
- ↑ a b c P. Huemer, O. Karsholt: Gelechiidae I. (Gelechiinae: Teleiodini, Gelechiini). In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe . 1st edition. tape 3 . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-25-0 , pp. 93 (English).
- ↑ Teleiopsis albifemorella in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 18, 2009