Spulerina malicola

Spulerina malicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Assam and Meghalaya, India.[2]

Spulerina malicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species:
S. malicola
Binomial name
Spulerina malicola
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops malicola Meyrick, 1921

The larvae feed on Malus domestica, Malus pumila, and Malus sylvestris. They probably mine the leaves or stems of their host plant.

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