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Phrixosceles pteridograpta

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Phrixosceles pteridograpta
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P. pteridograpta
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Phrixosceles pteridograpta
Meyrick, 1935

Phrixosceles pteridograpta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Maharashtra, India.[1]

Larvae were reared from an unidentified creeper. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a wandering gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf.

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