Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter aurifascia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
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“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Saint Helena.
The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
A 2012 study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.
References
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