Phyllocnistis amydropa

Phyllocnistis amydropa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra, India.[1]

Phyllocnistis amydropa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. amydropa
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis amydropa
(Meyrick, 1934)[1]

The hostplant for the species is Gmelina arborea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a wandering gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf.

References
  1. Phyllocnistis amydropa Meyrick, 1934 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).


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