Dekeidoryxis maesae
Appearance
Dekeidoryxis maesae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Dekeidoryxis |
Species: | D. maesae
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Binomial name | |
Dekeidoryxis maesae Kumata, 1989[1]
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Dekeidoryxis maesae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal) and Nepal.[2]
The wingspan is 6.3–7.6 mm.
The larvae feed on Maesa chisia and Maesa macrophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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