Pectinivalva chalcitis

(Pectinivalva chalcitis)

Description

Pectinivalva chalcitis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found along the south-western coast of Western Australia. The wingspan is about 5.5 mm for females. The larvae possibly feed on Eucalyptus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nepticulidae
Genus:Pectinivalva
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