Chestnut groundling
Teleiodes flavimaculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The chestnut groundling (Teleiodes flavimaculella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the chestnut groundling
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chestnut groundling live?
Not recorded
Is the chestnut groundling endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the chestnut groundling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusTeleiodes
- SpeciesTeleiodes flavimaculella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms Gelechia flavimaculella, Gelechia luculella ab. dealbella, Gelechia luculella flavimaculella, Teleia luculella var. rufipunctella, Telphusa luculella f. herrichi
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- keltatäpläjäytäjäkoiFinnish
- Sárgafoltos borzasmolyHungarian
- Donkere maanpalpmotDutch
- psota gaštanováSlovak
- gulfläckskantmalSwedish
- gulfläckbladkantmalSwedish
Relatives of the chestnut groundling
Other species in the same genus Teleiodes.
Crescent groundling
Teleiodes luculella
Common groundling
Teleiodes vulgella
Hazel groundling
Teleiodes wagae
CompareChestnut groundling vs Crescent groundlingChestnut groundling vs Common groundlingChestnut groundling vs Hazel groundlingChestnut groundling vs Teleiodes albidorsella
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the chestnut groundling?
The chestnut groundling (Teleiodes flavimaculella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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