Teleiopsis baldiana is a moth of the family Gelechiidae described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Teleiopsis |
| Species: | T. baldiana
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The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are bluish white, overlaid with fuscous, black and brown scales and with a rather well defined outwardly oblique fasciae of black raised scales from near the base of the costa to the basal fourth of the dorsum. There is an ill-defined light fuscous spot on the middle of costa, as well as an ill-defined transverse shade of fuscous over the end of the cell, edged exteriorly by a narrow nearly unmottled white fascia. There is also a short transverse streak of black-and-brown raised scales at the end of the cell and the tip of the wing is overlaid with fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Toxicodendron diversilobum. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Teleiopsis baldiana (Barnes & Busck, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "420799.00 – 1882 – Teleiopsis baldiana – (Barnes & Busck, 1920)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 225
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (October 23, 2013). "Species Teleiopsis baldiana - Hodges#1882". BugGuide. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
