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Conopobathra gravissima

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Conopobathra gravissima

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Conopobathra

Rank
  
Species

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

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

References

Conopobathra gravissima Wikipedia