Areticulata

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Areticulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Subfamily: Nepticulinae
Genus: Areticulata
Scoble, 1983
Species:
A. leucosideae
Binomial name
Areticulata leucosideae
Scoble, 1983

Areticulata is a monotypic moth genus of the family Nepticulidae. Its only species, Areticulata leucosideae, is found in South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Scoble in 1893. [1]

The larvae feed on Leucosidea sericea . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the World". Archived from the original on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2010-12-17.