Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllocnistis synglypta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllocnistis Rank Species | |
Phyllocnistis synglypta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from Maharashtra and Karnataka, India, as well as Malaysia.
The hostplants for the species include Terminalia catappa and Terminalia tomentosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular gallery on either side of the leaf.
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