Phyllocnistis meliacella

Phyllocnistis meliacella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species: P. meliacella
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis meliacella
Becker, 1974

The mahogany leaf miner (Phyllocnistis meliacella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Costa Rica, but has recently also been recorded from Florida in the United States.

The larvae feed on Meliaceae species.

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