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Eucosmophora aspila

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Eucosmophora aspila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eucosmophora
Species:
E. aspila
Binomial name
Eucosmophora aspila
Davis & Wagner, 2005

Eucosmophora aspila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brazil and Peru.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.3 mm for males and 3.5 for females.[2]

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek a (meaning without) and spilos (meaning spot, speck, stain) in reference to the absence of the small, elongate, costal spot typically present in members this genus.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Biology and systematics of the neotropical leafminer genus Eucosmophora (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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