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Conopobathra gravissima

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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)[1]
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.[2]

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)[permanent dead link]


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