Gelechiidae : Gelechiinae
Teleiodes luculella
TELEIODES luculella (Hübner, [1813])
Teleiodes luculella
TELEIODES luculella (Hübner, [1813])
Life Cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Crescent Groundling
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Common in most of England and Wales but local further north : Scotland & Ireland-absent
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Scrub
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Pupates amongst leaf detritus on the ground
Observations: The moth forewing is blackish grey with a white semi-circular marks from basal area to median area starting and finishing at the costa,sometimes with a yellowish tinge, sadly not shown below.Towards the termen and located on the costa are two white spots.
The moth can be located during the daytime on tree trunks and at night is also attracted to the light trap.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe
UK Distribution: Common in most of England and Wales but local further north : Scotland & Ireland-absent
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tinae luculella Hübner, 1813
- Tinea vulgella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Scrub
Similar Species -
- Teleiodes flavimaculella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Overwinters as: Pupates amongst leaf detritus on the ground
Observations: The moth forewing is blackish grey with a white semi-circular marks from basal area to median area starting and finishing at the costa,sometimes with a yellowish tinge, sadly not shown below.Towards the termen and located on the costa are two white spots.
The moth can be located during the daytime on tree trunks and at night is also attracted to the light trap.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Gelechiinae TELEIODES Sattler, 1960 Teleiodes luculella (Hübner, [1813]) - Tinea vulgella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - TINEA luculella Hübner, 1813 = Teleiodes luculellus = Recurvaria subrosea Haworth, 1828 - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. 1761-1826 : Lepidoptera V111 : Tinea 11: p.59. f.397 - Not Specified |