Tischeria urticicolella
Species of moth
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Tischeria urticicolella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
| Tischeria urticicolella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Tischeria |
| Species: | T. urticicolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tischeria urticicolella (Ghesquière, 1940)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Laportea podocarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.