Spulerina malicola

Spulerina malicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Assam and Meghalaya, India.[2]

Spulerina malicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species:
S. malicola
Binomial name
Spulerina malicola
(Meyrick, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops malicola Meyrick, 1921

The larvae feed on Malus domestica, Malus pumila, and Malus sylvestris. They probably mine the leaves or stems of their host plant.

References
  1. Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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