Conopobathra gravissima

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Conopobathra gravissima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Conopobathra
Species:
C. gravissima
Binomial name
Conopobathra gravissima
(Meyrick, 1912) [1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops gravissimaMeyrick, 1912
  • Conopobathra globuliferaMeyrick, 1931

Conopobathra gravissima is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Selangor), the Bismarck Archipelago, Thailand, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe. [2]

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species, including Bauhinia variegata . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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