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Wegneria lachanitis

(Wegneria lachanitis)

Description

Wegneria lachanitis is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka and India. The caterpillars use fungi as their host plants.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tineidae
Genus:Wegneria
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