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Telamoptilia hemistacta

Wikipedia Abstract

Telamoptilia hemistacta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Bihar), Taiwan, Japan (the Ryukyu Islands) and Madagascar. The wingspan is about 7 mm. 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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Prey / Diet

Achyranthes aspera (devil's horsewhip)[1]
Achyranthes bidentata (pig's knee)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Telamoptilia cathedraea1

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0