Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllocnistis amydropa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllocnistis Rank Species | |
Phyllocnistis amydropa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from Maharashtra, India.
The hostplant for the species is Gmelina arborea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a wandering gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf.
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