Tischeria gouaniae

Tischeria gouaniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Tischeria
Species: T. gouaniae
Binomial name
Tischeria gouaniae
Stonis & Diškus, 2007[1]

Tischeria gouaniae is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is known from Belize.

The wingspan is 5-5.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Gouania polygama. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear mine.[2]

Etymology

The species name refers to the host-plant genus (Gouania).

References

  1. ↑ Nearctic Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Description of Tischeria gouaniae sp. n. from the Tropical Forest of Belize – an Exotic New Addition to the American Fauna of Tischeria (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae)


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