Phyllocnistis diaugella

Species of moth

Phyllocnistis diaugella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. diaugella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis diaugella
Meyrick, 1880[1]

Phyllocnistis diaugella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Breynia species (including Breynia oblongifolia) and Euphorbia sparrmannii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllocnistis diaugella


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