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Tischeria zestica

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Tischeria zestica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Tischeria
Species:
T. zestica
Binomial name
Tischeria zestica

Tischeria zestica is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria).

The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ African Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine


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