Teinoptila

Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2009, Taxonomic study of the genus Teinoptila Sauber, 1902 from China (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), Zootaxa 2249, pp. 44-50 : 45

Key to species of Teinoptila from China based on external characters

1. Wingspan ≥ 21.0 mm; head with black dots ............................................................................................................... 2

- Wingspan ≤ 16.0 mm; head without black dots ( Fig. 5 ) .................................................................. T. clavata sp. nov.

2. Head with four black dots ( Fig. 4 ) ........................................................................................................ T. brunnescens

- Head with two black dots ............................................................................................................................................ 3

3. Thorax with three black dots (Moriuti, 1997: 206) ...................................................................................... T. guttella

- Thorax with five black dots ........................................................................................................................................ 4

4. Forewing with 70-75 black dots, cilia gray, dark gray on upper half of termen ( Fig. 2 ) ............................. T. bolidias

- Forewing with 50-55 black dots, cilia grayish white ( Fig. 3 ) .................................................................. T. antistatica

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 5. Adults of Teinoptila spp. 2. T. bolidias; 3. T. antistatica; 4. T. brunnescens; 5. T. clavata sp. nov.