Spulerina malicola

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Spulerina malicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species: S. malicola
Binomial name
Spulerina malicola
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops malicola Meyrick, 1921

Spulerina malicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Assam, Meghalaya).[2]

The larvae feed on Malus domestica, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris. They probably mine the leaves or stems of their host plant.

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