Acalyptris combretella

Acalyptris combretella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species: A. combretella
Binomial name
Acalyptris combretella
(Vári, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Niepeltia combretella Vári, 1955

Acalyptris combretella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Pretoria in Transvaal).[1]

The larvae feed on Combretum apiculatum.

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