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Phyllocnistis diaugella

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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

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

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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