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Eucosmophora pouteriae

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Eucosmophora pouteriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eucosmophora
Species:
E. pouteriae
Binomial name
Eucosmophora pouteriae
Davis & Wagner, 2005

Eucosmophora pouteriae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.6 mm for males and 3.7 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed on Pouteria campechiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

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The specific name is derived from the generic name, Pouteria, of the only recorded larval host.

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