Phyllonorycter aurifascia
Species of moth
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“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saint Helena.[1]
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. aurifascia |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia (Walker, 1875) | |
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The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
A 2012 study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.[2]
