Telphusa necromantis

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Telphusa necromantis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 larvae feed on Quercus serrata, whose leaves their parents tie together. The species is thought to overwinter in the larval stage.[2]

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