Caloptilia fera

Species of moth

Caloptilia fera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. fera
Binomial name
Caloptilia fera
Triberti, 1989[1]

Caloptilia fera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kenya and Nigeria.[2]

The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Afrotropical Gracillariidae Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia fera
  • Wikidata: Q5023388
  • AfroMoths: CALOFERA
  • CoL: Q2RL
  • GBIF: 5104802
  • IRMNG: 11330656
  • LepIndex: 126263


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