Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Acalyptris mariepsensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acalyptris Rank Species | |
Acalyptris mariepsensis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa (it was described from the Mariepskop).
The larvae feed on Cassipourea gerrardi.
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