Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Pleiomorpha homotypa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pleiomorpha Rank Species | |
Pleiomorpha homotypa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in South Africa.
The larvae feed on Diospyros lycioides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small, oblong, transparent, tentiform mine along the mid-rib.
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