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Corethrovalva allophylina

(Corethrovalva allophylina)

Description

Corethrovalva allophylina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Allophylus transvaalensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, whitish, transparent blotch-mine. It is oblong or more or less rounded.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Corethrovalva
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