Biology:Phyllonorycter aurifascia
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Short description: Species of moth
Phyllonorycter aurifascia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. aurifascia
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter aurifascia (Walker, 1875)
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Synonyms | |
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“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saint Helena.[1]
The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
A 2012 study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7188891 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllonorycter aurifascia.
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