Pectinivalva chalcitis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Pectinivalva |
Species: | P. chalcitis
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Binomial name | |
Pectinivalva chalcitis (Meyrick, 1906)
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Pectinivalva chalcitis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-western coast of Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 5.5 mm for females.
The larvae possibly feed on Eucalyptus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): Redescription of the named species