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Parectopa grisella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Parectopa grisella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parectopa

Rank
  
Species

Parectopa grisella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Indonesia (Java) and Malaysia (West Malaysia).

The larvae feed on Manilkara zapota and Mimusops elengi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Parectopa grisella Wikipedia