Chrysoesthia mimetis

Chrysoesthia mimetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Chrysoesthia
Species: C. mimetis
Binomial name
Chrysoesthia mimetis
(Vári, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Microsetia mimetis Vári, 1963

Chrysoesthia mimetis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Achyranthes aspera.

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