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]
Temnolopha mosaica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Temnolopha |
Species: | T. mosaica |
Binomial name | |
Temnolopha mosaica Lower, 1901 | |
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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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