| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. chrysophthalma
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India. [1]
The hostplants for the species include Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch under the lower cuticle. It is elongate and wandering and the course of the larva is marked by frass forming a wavy continuous fine dark line.
References
- ^ a b Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1915 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. chrysophthalma
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India. [1]
The hostplants for the species include Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch under the lower cuticle. It is elongate and wandering and the course of the larva is marked by frass forming a wavy continuous fine dark line.
References
- ^ a b Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1915 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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| This article relating to moths in genus Phyllocnistis is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |