Spanioptila spinosum
Species of moth
| Spanioptila spinosum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Spanioptila |
| Species: | S. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Spanioptila spinosum Walsingham, 1897 | |
Spanioptila spinosum is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[1]
The larvae feed on Casearia hirsuta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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