Phyllonorycter malayana
| Phyllonorycter malayana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. malayana |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter malayana Kumata, 1993[1] | |
Phyllonorycter malayana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia (Pahang).[2]
The wingspan is 6.2-6.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Engelhardia spicata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elliptical or oblong, typically tentiform blotch-mine found on the upper side of the leaf, usually on the leaf-vein, with the upper epidermis of the mining part having a longitudinal wrinkle in the middle. Pupation takes place inside the mine-cavity. The pupa is enclosed with a whitish, ellipsoidal cocoon, which is covered with grains of frass.
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