Biology:Tischeria zestica

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Short description: Species of moth

Tischeria zestica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Tischeria
Species:
T. zestica
Binomial name
Tischeria zestica
Meyrick, 1911[1]

Tischeria zestica is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria).

The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7809541 entry