Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. chrysophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma (Meyrick, 1915)[1] | |
Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1915 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).