Coptotriche alavelona

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Coptotriche alavelona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. alavelona
Binomial name
Coptotriche alavelona
Lees & Stonis, 2007 [1]

Coptotriche alavelona is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. [2] [3] It is found on Madagascar. [1] [3] The specific name alavelona is Malagasy for "living forest" and refers to "astonishing biodiversity" of Madagascar tropical primary forest. [1]

The holotype was collected in a high-elevation tropical moist forest. The wingspan is 6.7 mm (0.26 in). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lees, David C.; Stonis, Jonas R. (2007). "The first record of Tischeriidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Madagascar, with description of Coptotriche alavelona sp. n. and an updated distributional checklist of Afrotropical Tischeriidae". Zootaxa. 1645 (1): 35–45. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1645.1.3.
  2. ↑ "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 November 2024.


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