| Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PhyllocnistisP. chrysophthalma
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| Template:Taxonomy/PhyllocnistisPhyllocnistis chrysophthalma | |
Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India.[1]
The species' host plants include Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum zeylanicum. They mine the leaves of these host plants. The mine takes the form of a blotch under the lower cuticle. It is elongated and winding, and the larva's path is marked by frass forming a wavy, continuous, fine dark line.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phyllocnistis chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1915 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).