Caloptilia fera
Appearance
Caloptilia fera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. fera
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia fera Triberti, 1989[1]
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Caloptilia fera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kenya and Nigeria.[2]
The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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