Acalyptris zeyheriae

(Acalyptris zeyheriae)

Description

Acalyptris zeyheriae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Transvaal). The larvae feed on Combretum zeyheri.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Nepticulidae

Genus:Acalyptris

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