Phyllocnistis amydropa
| Phyllocnistis amydropa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. amydropa
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis amydropa | |
Phyllocnistis amydropa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Maharashtra, India.[1]
The hostplant for the species is Gmelina arborea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a wandering gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Phyllocnistis amydropa Meyrick, 1934 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
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