Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Telamoptilia geyeri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Telamoptilia Rank Species | |
Telamoptilia geyeri is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa.
The larvae feed on Pavonia columella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, very irregular, transparent blotch-mine.
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