Ketapangia leucochorda is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra), Japan (the Ogasawara Islands) and Kiribati (the Gilbert Islands).[2]
| Ketapangia leucochorda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Ketapangia |
| Species: | K. leucochorda
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| Ketapangia leucochorda | |
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The wingspan is 7.1–8.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Terminalia catappa and Terminalia chebula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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