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Caloptilia fera

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Species of moth

Caloptilia fera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. fera
Binomial name
Caloptilia fera
Triberti, 1989

Caloptilia fera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kenya and Nigeria.

The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia fera


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