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Acalyptris lorantivora

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Species of moth

Acalyptris lorantivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species: A. lorantivora
Binomial name
Acalyptris lorantivora
(Janse, 1948)

Acalyptris lorantivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province).

The larvae feed on Boscia oleoides.

References

  1. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
Taxon identifiers
Acalyptris lorantivora


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