Species Details

ABH: 35.146

BF: 776

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Gelechiinae

Taxon: Teleiopsis diffinis

Authority: (Haworth, 1828)

Vernacular: Common Groundling

Account: Common on grassland and heaths throughout much of Britain, but not recorded from the Outer Hebrides or Shetland; local or under-recorded in Ireland (MBGBI Vol 4 part 2) Larva feeds within roots of Sheep's Sorrel, living within a silken tube or tent.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 14 — 16 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 May (2012) — 20 Sep (2005)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/teleiopsis-diffinis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 27

Individuals: 3

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2025

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