Photo © Mike Wall
Teleiodes luculella
Checklist Number35.143 [B&F: 0774]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Teleiodes |
| Species: | luculella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1813]) |
Common in oak woodland throughout England and Wales. Widespread and common in Hampshire. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight since 1856. Wingspan 10-12 mm. Superficially similar to the very rare immigrant T. flavimaculella, which see. Larva feeds on Oak, living between leaves spun together with silk, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
