Eucosmophora pithecollobiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Belize and from Florida in the United States.[1]
Eucosmophora pithecollobiae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Eucosmophora |
Species: | E. pithecollobiae
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Binomial name | |
Eucosmophora pithecollobiae Davis & Wagner, 2005
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The length of the forewings is 3-3.9 mm for males and 3.3–4 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Pithecollobium guadalupense, Pithecollobium macrandrium and Pithecollobium unguis-cati. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from the generic name, Pithecellobium, of the larval host plant.
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