Telamoptilia hemistacta

Telamoptilia hemistacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Telamoptilia
Species: T. hemistacta
Binomial name
Telamoptilia hemistacta
(Meyrick, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops hemistacta Meyrick, 1924

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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