Temnolopha mosaica

Temnolopha mosaica
Scientific classification
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 clydonias Meyrick, 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]

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.