Teleiodes wagae (Nowicki, 1860)
Hazel Grey
(Hazel Groundling)
35.1420 (B&F: 769)
Synonym(s):
Teleiodes marsata Piskunov, 1973
Teleiodes notatella sensu Pierce & Metcalfe, 1935 ♂ genitalia nec (Hübner, [1813])
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Gelechiidae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Resident. Locally fairly common in West Sussex, although this moth is only known from Walberton and Rewell Wood, very rare in East Sussex. Single-brooded, flying mainly from late May to early July. Larvae feed on sweet chestnut and silver birch. (Pratt, 2011)