Coptotriche africana is a moth of the family Tischeriidae that is found in Namibia and South Africa.

Coptotriche africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. africana
Binomial name
Coptotriche africana
Puplesis and Diškus, 2003

The larvae feed on Rhus guenzii, Rhus lancea and Rhus pyroides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Coptotriche africana Puplesis & Diskus, 2003". Afro Moths. Retrieved December 1, 2013.