Aspilapteryx pentaplaca

Aspilapteryx pentaplaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Aspilapteryx
Species:
A. pentaplaca
Binomial name
Aspilapteryx pentaplaca
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops pentaplaca Meyrick, 1911
  • Caloptilia pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)

Aspilapteryx pentaplaca is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sub-Saharan Africa (Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa), from the Seychelles, and from the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius).

References

  1. ↑ "Aspilapteryx pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Aspilapteryx pentaplaca (Meyrick, 1911)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 22 September 2025.