Ketapangia leucochorda
Appearance
Ketapangia leucochorda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Ketapangia |
Species: | K. leucochorda
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Binomial name | |
Ketapangia leucochorda | |
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Ketapangia leucochorda is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra), Japan (the Ogasawara Islands) and Kiribati (the Gilbert Islands).[2]
The wingspan is 7.1–8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa and Terminalia chebula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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