Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllocnistis meliacella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllocnistis Rank Species | |
Similar Phyllocnistis, Hypsipyla, Hypsipyla grandella, Gracillariidae, Swietenia | ||
The mahogany leaf miner (Phyllocnistis meliacella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Costa Rica, but has recently also been recorded from Florida in the United States.
The larvae feed on Meliaceae species.
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