Oval Telethusia

Telethusia ovalis

Telethusia ovalis is a Phycitine moth in the Family Pyralidae.
Oval Telethusia -Telethusia ovalis Total length: 12 mm. Speckled brown/tan/gray forewings with some dark brown and whitish bands. Attracted to a moth light in a rural area. Geotagged,Oval Telethusia,Summer,Telethusia ovalis,United States,moth,moth week 2018

Appearance

Total length: 12-14 mm. Peppery gray forewing marked with white-edged brown bands.

Naming

Synonyms and taxonomic changes:

Telethusia ovalis (Packard, 1873)
Pempelia ovalis Packard, 1873 (1)

T. latisfasciatella (Packard, 1873)
T. geminipunctella (Ragonot, 1893)
T. modestella (Hulst, 1887)

Distribution

British Columbia and Ontario to Texas and central California. Also occurs in the northeastern states. Adults have two flights from May to July and then again September to October.

Food

Larvae have been reared on woolly sunflower, Eriophyllum, and pussy paws, Antennaria.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusTelethusia
SpeciesTelethusia ovalis
Photographed in
United States of America