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Telphusa penetratrix

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Telphusa penetratrix is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Paraguay.

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Quick facts about Telphusa penetratrix

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Telphusa penetratrix 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 penetratrix is listed for 1 country.

Paraguay
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Paraguay

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Telphusa penetratrix 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 penetratrix classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusTelphusa
  7. SpeciesTelphusa penetratrix Meyrick, 1931

Synonyms Telphusa penetatrix

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Telphusa penetratrix

Other species in the same genus Telphusa.

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Common questions

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Where does Telphusa penetratrix live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Telphusa penetratrix for 1 country: Paraguay. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Telphusa penetratrix?

Telphusa penetratrix (Telphusa penetratrix) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Telphusa penetratrix (Telphusa penetratrix). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/telphusa-penetratrix

MLA

“Telphusa penetratrix (Telphusa penetratrix).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/telphusa-penetratrix.

BibTeX
@misc{telphusa_penetratrix_2026,
  title = {Telphusa penetratrix (Telphusa penetratrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/telphusa-penetratrix},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}