Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter stephanota | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
Phyllonorycter stephanota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
The larvae feed on Abutilon, Hibiscus, Malvastrum (including Malvastrum spicatum) and Sida species (including Sida subspicata). They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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