Coptotriche africana
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Species of moth
| Coptotriche africana | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this 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.
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