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Caloptilia cataractias

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Species of moth

Caloptilia cataractias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. cataractias
Binomial name
Caloptilia cataractias
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria cataractias Meyrick, 1921

Caloptilia cataractias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Rhynchosia caribaea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia cataractias
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