''Telphusa necromantis'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It lives in
South Korea,
Japan
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, and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
The larvae feed on ''
Quercus serrata
''Quercus serrata'', the jolcham oak, (, ) is an East Asian species of tree in the beech family. It is native to China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
Description
''Quercus serrata'' is a deciduous oak tree reaching a height of occupying elevations ...
'', whose leaves their parents tie together. The species is thought to overwinter in the larval stage.
Insecta Koreana 9 : 18
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References
Moths described in 1932
Telphusa
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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