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Conopobathra gravissima

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Species of moth

Conopobathra gravissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Infraorder: Heteroneura
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Conopobathra
Species: C. gravissima
Binomial name
Conopobathra gravissima
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops gravissima Meyrick, 1912
  • Conopobathra globulifera Meyrick, 1931

Conopobathra gravissima is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Selangor), the Bismarck Archipelago, Thailand, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species, including Bauhinia variegata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived 2012-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Conopobathra gravissima


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