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Dekeidoryxis maesae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Dekeidoryxis maesae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Dekeidoryxis

Rank
  
Species

Dekeidoryxis maesae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (West Bengal) and Nepal.

The wingspan is 6.3-7.6 mm.

The larvae feed on Maesa chisia and Maesa macrophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Dekeidoryxis maesae Wikipedia