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Parectopa capnias

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Parectopa capnias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parectopa
Species:
P. capnias
Binomial name
Parectopa capnias
Meyrick, 1908

Parectopa capnias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Maharashtra) and Sri Lanka.[1]

The larvae feed on Ixora parviflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link‍]


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