Acalyptris lorantivora
Acalyptris lorantivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Cape Province).[1]
| Acalyptris lorantivora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. lorantivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris lorantivora (Janse, 1948) | |
The larvae feed on Boscia oleoides.
References
- "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
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