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Dekeidoryxis khooi

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Dekeidoryxis khooi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Dekeidoryxis
Species:
D. khooi
Binomial name
Dekeidoryxis khooi
Kumata, 1989[1]

Dekeidoryxis khooi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Perak, Malaysia.[2]

The wingspan is 5.2–6.7 mm.

The larvae feed on Maesa ramentacea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

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This species is named in honour of Dr. Khoo Soo Ghee of the Zoological Department of the University of Malaya.

References

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  1. ^ Two new genera related to Acrocercops (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with five new species from the Oriental region
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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