Artifodina himalaica

Artifodina himalaica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nepal.[2]

Artifodina himalaica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Artifodina
Species:
A. himalaica
Binomial name
Artifodina himalaica
Kumata, 1985[1]

The wingspan is 7–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Myrsine semiserrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. A New Genus Of Gracillariidae, With Three New Species From Asia (Lepidoptera)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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