Telamoptilia cathedraea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Meghalaya, Bihar), Taiwan, Japan (Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands) and Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Telamoptilia |
| Species: | T. cathedraea
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| Telamoptilia cathedraea | |
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The larvae feed on Urena lobata and Urena tomentosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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