Telphusa atomatma

Description

Telphusa atomatma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in India (Punjab). The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are grey-whitish, with the tips of the scales dark grey, forming a fine slightly irregular transverse striolation. The markings are obscure, formed by blackish-grey irroration. There is some irregular basal clouding, with cloudy spots on the costa at two-fifths and two-thirds, some suffusion in the median area of the disc, and a patch occupying the apical fourth. The costal edge is suffused whitish at about one-fourth and the middle. The hindwings are grey. The larvae feed within galls made on the branches of Tamarix dioica.