Caloptilia fera

Caloptilia fera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kenya and Nigeria.[2]

Caloptilia fera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. fera
Binomial name
Caloptilia fera
Triberti, 1989[1]

The larvae feed on Vigna unguiculata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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