Choreutis aegyptiaca

Choreutis aegyptiaca
Choreutis aegyptiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species: C. aegyptiaca
Binomial name
Choreutis aegyptiaca
(Zeller, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Simaethis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867
  • Eutromula hypocroca Diakonoff, 1978
  • Choreutis hypocroca

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

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus sycomorus, Ficus infectoria, Ficus glomerata and Ficus benghalensis.

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