Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Corythoxestis aletreuta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Corythoxestis Rank Species | |
Corythoxestis aletreuta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The larvae feed on Canthium, Coffea arabica, Coffea liberica and Coffea robusta. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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