Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Spanioptila spinosum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Spanioptila Rank Species | |
Spanioptila spinosum is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The larvae feed on Casearia hirsuta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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