| Dichogama redtenbacheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dichogama |
| Species: | D. redtenbacheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichogama redtenbacheri Lederer, 1863 | |
Dichogama redtenbacheri, the caper-leaf webworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863. [1] It is found in the southern United States (Florida), [2] the West Indies, [3] Costa Rica [4] and South America. [5]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Capparis species, [6] including Capparis cynophallophora . [7]
