Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. chrysophthalma |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India.[1]
The species' host plants include Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum. They mine the leaves of these host plants. The mine takes the form of a blotch under the lower cuticle. It is elongated and winding, and the larva's path is marked by frass forming a wavy, continuous, fine dark line.
References
- ^ a b Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1915 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).