Eucosmophora pouteriae
Appearance
Eucosmophora pouteriae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Eucosmophora |
Species: | E. pouteriae
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Binomial name | |
Eucosmophora pouteriae Davis & Wagner, 2005
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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
[edit]The specific name is derived from the generic name, Pouteria, of the only recorded larval host.
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