Telechrysis
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''Schiffermuelleria tripuncta'' is a species of concealer moth in the family
Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...
. It is found in much of Europe. The species was formerly a member of the genus ''Telechrysis'' and is sometimes called ''Telechrysis tripuncta''. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...
of this moth is 10–14 mm. Adults have three pale, evenly spaced spots on each forewing. They are on wing in May and June. The larvae are thought to feed in dead or rotting wood.


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Depressariinae Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1828 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Adrian Hardy Haworth {{Depressariinae-stub