| Simacauda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | Simacauda Nielsen & Davis, 1981 |
| Type species | |
| Lampronia dicommatias [1] Meyrick, 1931 | |
Simacauda is a genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. [2]
The genus contains the following species: [3]
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Simacauda dicommatias is a moth of the family Incurvariidae found in South America. It was described by the English amateur entomologist, Edward Meyrick in 1931. The larvae are leaf miners and feed within the leaves of Chilean myrtle. In 2020 leaf mines were found at Trengwainton Garden, Cornwall; the first known occurrence in Europe.
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