Eucosmophora paraguayensis explained

Eucosmophora paraguayensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Paraguay.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.0–3.7 mm for males.[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/EUCOPARA 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)