Ectropina
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Ectropina is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Ectropina acidulaEctropina acidulaEctropina acidula is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is 6-6.2 mm.The larvae feed on Phyllanthus emblica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1911) - Ectropina citriculaEctropina citriculaEctropina citricula is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Ectropina ligataEctropina ligataEctropina ligata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Namibia....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Ectropina raychaudhuriiEctropina raychaudhuriiEctropina raychaudhurii is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is 5.3-6.6 mm.The larvae feed on Phyllanthus niruri. They mine the leaves of their host plant...
Kumata, 1979 - Ectropina sclerochitoniEctropina sclerochitoniEctropina sclerochitoni is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nigeria and South Africa.The larvae feed on Sclerochiton harveyanus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Vári, 1961 - Ectropina suttoniEctropina suttoniEctropina suttoni is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nigeria....
(Bland, 1980)