Biology:Dekeidoryxis asynacta

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Short description: Species of moth

Dekeidoryxis asynacta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Dekeidoryxis
Species:
D. asynacta
Binomial name
Dekeidoryxis asynacta
(Meyrick, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Parectopa asynacta Meyrick, 1918

Dekeidoryxis asynacta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the state of Assam in India and from Nepal.[2]

The wingspan is 5.3–7.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Maesa chisia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5252793 entry