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Spulerina malicola

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Species of moth

Spulerina malicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species: S. malicola
Binomial name
Spulerina malicola
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops malicola Meyrick, 1921

Spulerina malicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is from Assam and Meghalaya, India.

The larvae feed on Malus domestica, Malus pumila, and Malus sylvestris. They probably mine the leaves or stems of their host plant.

References

  1. Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Spulerina malicola


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