Phyllocnistis stereograpta

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

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

The hostplant for the species is Stereospermum suaveolens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a wandering gallery in the leaf.

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


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