Ketapangia regulifera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia (Sarawak, West Malaysia, Kedah and Pahang), the Philippines (Luzon) and Taiwan.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Ketapangia |
Species: | K. regulifera
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Binomial name | |
Ketapangia regulifera | |
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The wingspan is 6.8–8.4 mm.
The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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