Alloclita gambiella

Alloclita gambiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Alloclita
Species:	A. gambiella
Binomial name
	Alloclita gambiella; (Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
	Laverna gambiellaWalsingham, 1891;

Last updated August 22, 2025

Alloclita gambiella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Gambia and Yemen.^[2] Specimens have been collected from Malvaceae in November and December.^[3]

References

↑ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Alloclita". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 12 August 2020– via FUNET.
↑ "Alloclita gambiella (Walsingham, 1891)". Afromoths.net. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ Lord Walsingham (1891). "Laverna gambiella". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1891. London: Royal Entomological Society of London: 217.

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[1] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Alloclita". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 12 August 2020– via FUNET.

[2] "Alloclita gambiella (Walsingham, 1891)". Afromoths.net. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[3] Lord Walsingham (1891). "Laverna gambiella". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1891. London: Royal Entomological Society of London: 217.

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