Biology:Coptotriche africana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coptotriche africana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 Puplesis and Diškus, 2003
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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
- ↑ "Coptotriche africana Puplesis & Diskus, 2003". Afro Moths. http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/COPTAFRI. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q5169103 entry
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