Telamoptilia cathedraea
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Telamoptilia |
Species: | T. cathedraea
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Binomial name | |
Telamoptilia cathedraea | |
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Telamoptilia cathedraea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Meghalaya, Bihar), Taiwan, Japan (Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands) and Madagascar.[2]
The larvae feed on Urena lobata and Urena tomentosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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