35.146 BF776 – Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Teleiopsis diffinis

Gelechiidae – Gelechiinae – Teleiopsis diffinis – Large Groundling

STATUS – Uncertain. Very few modern day records since 1984. On Sheep’s Sorrel 

ID POINTERS – A fairly long-wing species. Forewing greyish brown or greyish, variably spotted blackish and whitish. There are three obliquely place raised black spots, sometimes joined into a cross-line.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing in May – October

IMAGES – 4/9/2015 – Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©

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