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Tischeria zestica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tischeriidae

Scientific name
  
Tischeria zestica

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tischeria

Rank
  
Species

Tischeria zestica is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria).

The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Tischeria zestica Wikipedia