Coptotriche basipectinella

Coptotriche basipectinella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae that can be found in South Africa and Harare, Zimbabwe.[1]

Coptotriche basipectinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Coptotriche
Species:
C. basipectinella
Binomial name
Coptotriche basipectinella
Puplesis & Diškus, 2003

The larvae feed on Terminalia sericea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. "Coptotriche basipectinella Puplesis & Diskus, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved December 1, 2013.


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