Phyllonorycter aurifascia
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. aurifascia |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia (Walker, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Saint Helena.[1]
The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
A recent study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.[2]
References
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