Cryptolectica bifasciata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sub-Saharan Africa, with records from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and South Africa,[1][3] and from India.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolectica |
| Species: | C. bifasciata
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| Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891)[1]
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The larvae feed on Malvaceae, including okra (Abelmoschus esculentus), Abutilon species, Gossypium species (including Gossypium barbadense), Malva species, and Urena lobata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.[1][3] It is parasitized by the eulophid parasitoid Crateulophus somalicus.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Bland, K.P. (1980). "Nigerian Gracillariidae" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 34 (1): 25–35.
- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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