Acalyptris combretella

Acalyptris combretella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria in Transvaal).[1]

Acalyptris combretella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. combretella
Binomial name
Acalyptris combretella
(Vári, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Niepeltia combretella Vári, 1955

The larvae feed on Combretum apiculatum.

References

  1. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2010-12-21.


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