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Coptotriche africana

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Coptotriche africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. africana
Binomial name
Coptotriche africana
Puplesis and Diškus, 2003

Coptotriche africana is a moth of the family Tischeriidae that is found in Namibia and South Africa.

The larvae feed on Rhus guenzii, Rhus lancea and Rhus pyroides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Coptotriche africana Puplesis & Diskus, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved December 1, 2013.