Tischeria gouaniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Tischeria |
Species: | T. gouaniae |
Binomial name | |
Tischeria gouaniae Stonis & Diškus, 2007[1] |
Tischeria gouaniae is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is known from Belize.
The wingspan is 5-5.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Gouania polygama. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear mine.[2]
The species name refers to the host-plant genus (Gouania).