Phyllonorycter incurvata

Phyllonorycter incurvata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. incurvata
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter incurvata
(Meyrick, 1916)

Phyllonorycter incurvata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Karnataka).[1]

The larvae feed on Strobilanthes species, including Strobilanthes callosus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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