Phyllonorycter epichares

Phyllonorycter epichares is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Assam, India.[1]

Phyllonorycter epichares
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. epichares
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter epichares
(Meyrick, 1928)

The larvae feed on Malus species, including Malus pumila. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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