''Caloptilia ingrata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Cameraria ...

. It is known from

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

.Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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References

Endemic fauna of Tanzania

ingrata {{otheruses The species name ingrata (Latin for "offensive") is a common element in taxonomic names. Examples include: Fungi: * '' Clavulina ingrata'', a species of coral fungus found in Malaysia * ''Hygrocybe ingrata'', a species of waxcap mushroo ...

Insects of Tanzania Moths of Africa Moths described in 1989 {{Caloptilia-stub