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Choreutis aegyptiaca

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Choreutis aegyptiaca
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C. aegyptiaca
Binomial name
Choreutis aegyptiaca
(Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Simaethis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867
  • Eutromula hypocroca Diakonoff, 1978
  • Choreutis hypocroca
  • Choreutis latarniki

Choreutis aegyptiaca is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in the India, Nepal, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt, La Réunion, Nepal, Oman, Uganda, Namibia and South Africa.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus sycomorus, Ficus infectoria, Ficus glomerata, Ficus reflexa[2] and Ficus benghalensis.

References

  1. ^ "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ Gielis, C. & Bippus, M. (2016). On the identity and early stages of Choreutis aegyptiaca from Réunion Island (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae). - Entomologische Berichten 76 (6):206-208