Eucosmophora schinusivora
Eucosmophora schinusivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Paraná, Brazil.
Eucosmophora schinusivora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Eucosmophora |
Species: | E. schinusivora |
Binomial name | |
Eucosmophora schinusivora D.R. Davis & Wheeler, 2011 | |
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
- Davis, D.R. , F. Mc Kay , M. Oleiro, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino & G.S. Wheeler, 2011: Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolus Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65 (2): 61-93.
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