Parectopa capnias

Parectopa capnias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parectopa
Species: P. capnias
Binomial name
Parectopa capnias
Meyrick, 1908

Parectopa capnias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Maharashtra) and Sri Lanka.[1]

The larvae feed on Ixora parviflora. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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