Telamoptilia hemistacta
| Telamoptilia hemistacta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Telamoptilia |
| Species: | T. hemistacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Telamoptilia hemistacta (Meyrick, 1924)[1] | |
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Telamoptilia hemistacta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar), Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Islands) and Madagascar.[2]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Achyranthes species, including Achyranthes aspera, Achyranthes bidentata and Achyranthes japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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