Ketapangia
Encyclopedia
Ketapangia is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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, a food plant common to the species of the genus.
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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Etymology
Ketapangia is named after ketapang, a Malayan name for Terminalia catappaTerminalia catappa
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the Leadwood tree family, Combretaceae. The tree has been spread widely by humans and the native range is uncertain. It has long been naturalised in a broad belt extending from Africa to Northern Australia and New Guinea through Southeast Asia and...
, a food plant common to the species of the genus.
Species
- Ketapangia leucochordaKetapangia leucochordaKetapangia leucochorda is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India , Japan and Kiribati .The wingspan is 7.1-8.2 mm....
(Meyrick, 1908) - Ketapangia reguliferaKetapangia reguliferaKetapangia regulifera is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan , Malaysia , the Philippines and Taiwan.The wingspan is 6.8-8.4 mm....
(Meyrick, 1933)