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Tawny groundling

Pseudotelphusa paripunctella (Thunberg, 1794)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The tawny groundling (Pseudotelphusa paripunctella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the tawny 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 tawny groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the tawny 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 tawny groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusPseudotelphusa
  7. SpeciesPseudotelphusa paripunctella (Thunberg, 1794)

Synonyms Exoteleia pseudowagae, Gelechia trijugella, Gelechia triparella, Gelechia triparella var. albidofulvella, Oecophora tigratella, Pseudotelphusa triparella, Teleia triparella, Teleia triparella ab. griseella, Teleia triparella var. sultanella, Teleiodes paripunctella, Telphusa triparella var. myricae, Tinea paripunctella, Xenolechia tripunctella

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Parplettet palpemølDanish
  • paripistejäytäjäkoiFinnish
  • ヤチヤナギキバガJapanese
  • StipjespalpmotDutch
  • Моль скетелитирующаяRussian
  • psota párnobodáSlovak
  • parpunktmalSwedish
  • parpunktsmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tawny groundling

Other species in the same genus Pseudotelphusa.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tawny groundling?

The tawny groundling (Pseudotelphusa paripunctella) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tawny groundling (Pseudotelphusa paripunctella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tawny-groundling

MLA

“Tawny groundling (Pseudotelphusa paripunctella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tawny-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{tawny_groundling_2026,
  title = {Tawny groundling (Pseudotelphusa paripunctella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tawny-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}