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Pseudotelphusa amelanchierella

Synonyms: Telphusa amelanchierella

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudotelphusa amelanchierella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio. The wingspan is about 9.5-10.5 mm. The forewings are grey, rather evenly dusted with bluish white scales and with minute black spots at the base of the costa and at the base of the fold. There are blackish patches on the costa at one-fourth, the middle and two-thirds, the last the largest. At one-fourth there is an oblique row of three dots of raised black scales, the first just below the costa, but included in the blackish costal patch. Within the costa, but included in the second costal spot, is usually a minute and blacker raised dot, and beneath it on the disk and in the fold, raised black dots. Beneath the third costal spot is a pair of raised black d
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Prey / Diet

Amelanchier canadensis (Canadian serviceberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0