Conopobathra gravissima

Conopobathra gravissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Conopobathra
Species:	C. gravissima
Binomial name
	Conopobathra gravissima; (Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
	Acrocercops gravissima Meyrick, 1912 ; Conopobathra globulifera Meyrick, 1931 ;

Conopobathra gravissima is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Selangor), the Bismarck Archipelago, Thailand, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe.^[2]

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species, including Bauhinia variegata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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