Eucosmophora pouteriae
| Eucosmophora pouteriae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Eucosmophora |
| Species: | E. pouteriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucosmophora pouteriae Davis & Wagner, 2005
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Eucosmophora pouteriae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Costa Rica.[1]
The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.6 mm for males and 3.7 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Pouteria campechiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the generic name, Pouteria, of the only recorded larval host.
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