Biology:Caloptilia fera
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caloptilia fera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. fera
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia fera Triberti, 1989[1]
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q5023388 entry
