Eucosmophora sideroxylonella
Species of moth
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Eucosmophora sideroxylonella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba and Florida.[1]
| Eucosmophora sideroxylonella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Eucosmophora |
| Species: | E. sideroxylonella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucosmophora sideroxylonella Busck, 1900 | |
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The length of the forewings is 3.4 mm for males and 3.8 mm for females.[2]
The larvae feed on Lyonia fruticosa, Dipholis salicifolia, Manilkara jaimiqui, Sideroxylon foetidissimum, Sideroxylon celastrinum and Sideroxylon pallidum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
