Chilocampyla psidiella
Chilocampyla psidiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Chilocampyla |
Species: | C. psidiella
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Binomial name | |
Chilocampyla psidiella Busck, 1934
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Chilocampyla psidiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba.[1]
The larvae feed on , Psidium guajava and Psidium guineense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow serpentine track on the upper side of the leaf, later broadening into a large irregular blotch mine. The upper epidermis turns white and makes the mines very noticeable at a distance.
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Categories:
- Acrocercopinae
- Moths described in 1934
- Endemic fauna of Cuba
- Acrocercopinae stubs