Temnolopha mosaica

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Temnolopha mosaica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Temnolopha
Species:
T. mosaica
Binomial name
Temnolopha mosaica
Lower, 1901
Synonyms
  • Cydia clydoniasMeyrick, 1907

Temnolopha mosaica is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1901. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, Cambodia, Java, Sulawesi, the Moluccan Islands, the Philippines and the Australian state of Queensland. [3]

Description

The wingspan of the adult is 2 cm. Forewings brownish with dark swirly markings. [4] Its larval host plant is Alpinia galanga . [5]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Temnolopha mosaica Lower, 1901". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 October 2012). "Temnolopha mosaica Lower, 1901". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 July 2018.