Tebenna silphiella was described by Grote in 1881 as Choreutes [sic] silphiella (see reference to the original description below). The paralectotype is deposited at the USNM (see images).
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker,
Katherine Bouton
Alice Heaton
Dimitris Koureas,
Laurence Livermore,
Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft,
Ben Scott,
Vince Smith