Coptotriche africana
Appearance
Coptotriche africana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. africana
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche africana |
Coptotriche africana is a moth of the family Tischeriidae that is found in Namibia and South Africa.
The larvae feed on Rhus guenzii, Rhus lancea and Rhus pyroides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coptotriche africana Puplesis & Diskus, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved December 1, 2013.