Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telamoptilia | |
Telamoptilia cathedraea is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Meghalaya, Bihar), Taiwan, Japan (Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands) and Madagascar.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Urena lobata and Urena tomentosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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