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Pseudotelphusa paripunctella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudotelphusa paripunctella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe to Siberia and the Caucasus. The wingspan is 9–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on various deciduous tree and bushes, including Myrica gale, Hippophae rhamnoides, Fagus, Betula and Quercus species. They feed from within spun leaves. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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Prey / Diet

Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Fagus sylvatica (European beech)[1]
Hippophae rhamnoides (seabuckthorn)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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