| Corythoxestis aletreuta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Corythoxestis |
| Species: | C. aletreuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoxestis aletreuta (Meyrick, 1936) | |
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Corythoxestis aletreuta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The larvae feed on Canthium, Coffea arabica, Coffea liberica and Coffea robusta. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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| Corythoxestis aletreuta | |
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