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Brenthia hibiscusae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Choreutidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Brenthia

Brenthia hibiscusae is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is about 3.6 mm for males and 3.8-4.1 for females. It has a prominent white spot in the black terminal field of the forewing.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus sabdariffa.

References

Brenthia hibiscusae Wikipedia