Eucosmophora atlantis explained

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

The length of the forewings is 3.6–4.5 mm for males and 4-4.8 mm. for females.[2]

The larvae probably feed on a Sapotaceae species and probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/EUCOATLA Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/Davis/2005_eucosmophora.pdf Biology and systematics of the neotropical leafminer genus Eucosmophora (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)