Eucosmophora pithecollobiae

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Eucosmophora pithecollobiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eucosmophora
Species:
E. pithecollobiae
Binomial name
Eucosmophora pithecollobiae
Davis & Wagner, 2005

Eucosmophora pithecollobiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Belize and from Florida in the United States. [1]

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

The species name is derived from the generic name, Pithecellobium , of the larval host plant.

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