Telphusa callitechna
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Telphusa callitechna is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: French Guiana and Guyana.
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Quick facts about Telphusa callitechna
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Telphusa callitechna live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Telphusa callitechna is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Telphusa callitechna endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Telphusa callitechna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusTelphusa
- SpeciesTelphusa callitechna Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms Mompha praefinita, Telphusa praefinita
Relatives of Telphusa callitechna
Other species in the same genus Telphusa.
CompareTelphusa callitechna vs Y-backed TelphusaTelphusa callitechna vs Telphusa amphichromaTelphusa callitechna vs Telphusa atomatmaTelphusa callitechna vs Telphusa auxoptila
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Telphusa callitechna live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Telphusa callitechna for 2 countries: French Guiana and Guyana. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Telphusa callitechna?
Telphusa callitechna (Telphusa callitechna) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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CreatureData. (2026). Telphusa callitechna (Telphusa callitechna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/telphusa-callitechna
“Telphusa callitechna (Telphusa callitechna).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/telphusa-callitechna.
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