Capperia meyi

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Capperia meyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. meyi
Binomial name
Capperia meyi
Gielis, 2003

Capperia meyi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Luzon. [1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

The host plant is unknown, but presumed to be, like for all other known species in the genus Capperia , in the family Labiatae.

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