Choreutis aegyptiaca

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

Choreutis aegyptiaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 latarniki

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ficus sycomorus, Ficus infectoria, Ficus glomerata, Ficus reflexa[2] and Ficus benghalensis.

References
  1. "Afro Moths". Afro Moths. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. Gielis, C. & Bippus, M. (2016). On the identity and early stages of Choreutis aegyptiaca from Réunion Island (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae). - Entomologische Berichten 76 (6):206-208
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