Eucosmophora dives explained

Eucosmophora dives is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Barbados, the British Virgin Islands (Tortola), the Dominican Republic, Grenada and Puerto Rico.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.3–3.7 mm for males and 3.5–4 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed on Inga fagifolia, Inga vera and Pithecollobium unguis-cati. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/EUCODIVE 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)