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Coptotriche alavelona

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Coptotriche alavelona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. alavelona
Binomial name
Coptotriche alavelona
Lees & Stonis, 2007[1]

Coptotriche alavelona is a moth of the family Tischeriidae.[2][3] It is found on Madagascar.[1][3] The specific name alavelona is Malagasy for "living forest" and refers to "astonishing biodiversity" of Madagascar tropical primary forest.[1]

The holotype was collected in a high-elevation tropical moist forest. The wingspan is 6.7 mm (0.26 in).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lees, David C.; Stonis, Jonas R. (2007). "The first record of Tischeriidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Madagascar, with description of Coptotriche alavelona sp. n. and an updated distributional checklist of Afrotropical Tischeriidae". Zootaxa. 1645 (1): 35–45. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1645.1.3.
  2. ^ "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 November 2024.