Eucosmophora paraguayensis

Eucosmophora paraguayensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eucosmophora
Species: E. paraguayensis
Binomial name
Eucosmophora paraguayensis
Davis & Wagner, 2005

Eucosmophora paraguayensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Paraguay.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3-3.7 mm for males.[2]

The larvae probably feed on a Sapotaceae species and probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The specific name refers to the origin of the type series, Paraguay, and the Latin suffix -ensis, denoting place, locality.

References

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