Telphusa necromantis

Telphusa necromantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Telphusa
Species:	T. necromantis
Binomial name
Telphusa necromantis Meyrick, 1932
Synonyms
Nuntia necromantis

Telphusa necromantis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It lives in South Korea, Japan and China.^[1]

The wingspan is ten to twelve millimetres. The forewings are cream-white with a rather broad dark grey irregularly edged slightly oblique, almost basal fascia, partially darkly suffused. A moderate oblique dark grey fascia appears on the costa before the middle, suffused darkly interiorly, with an irregular projection on the dorsum posteriorly, bearing a small dark grey projecting spot beneath the black second discal stigma. A quadrate dark grey blotch is on the costa at two-thirds and an irregular dark grey blotch is toward the apex, as well as a marginal series of cloudy dots around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are light grey.^[2] Adults are on wing from early June to mid-August in Korea.

The larvae feed on Quercus serrata, whose leaves their parents tie together. The species is thought to overwinter in the larval stage.^[3]

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