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Phyllocnistis diaugella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllocnistis diaugella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllocnistis

Rank
  
Species

Phyllocnistis diaugella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

The larvae feed on Breynia species (including Breynia oblongifolia) and Euphorbia sparrmannii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Phyllocnistis diaugella Wikipedia