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Eucosmophora ingae

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

Eucosmophora ingae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.1-3.6 mm for males and 3.1-3.4 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed on Inga oerstediana and Pithecollobium catenatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from the generic name, Inga, of the larval host plant.

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