Teleiodes vulgella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Black-spotted Grey
(Common Groundling)
35.1410 (B&F: 765)
Synonym(s):
Teleiodes aspera (Haworth, 1828)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Gelechiidae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Resident. Generally occurs singly, occasionally sparingly at mv light, in a wide range of habitats, although it is often fairly common at Walberton. Widespread, but distribution is not intense. Single-brooded, flying mainly from early June to mid August, occasionally from late May. Larvae feed on hawthorn. (Pratt, 2011).