Phrixosceles
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Phrixosceles is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Phrixosceles campsigraphaPhrixosceles campsigraphaPhrixosceles campsigrapha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka...
Meyrick, 1908 - Phrixosceles fibulatrixPhrixosceles fibulatrixPhrixosceles fibulatrix is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Fiji...
Meyrick, 1922 - Phrixosceles hydrocosmaPhrixosceles hydrocosmaPhrixosceles hydrocosma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India ....
Meyrick, 1908 - Phrixosceles literariaPhrixosceles literariaPhrixosceles literaria is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka....
Meyrick, 1908 - Phrixosceles phricotarsaPhrixosceles phricotarsaPhrixosceles phricotarsa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India ....
Meyrick, 1916 - Phrixosceles pteridograptaPhrixosceles pteridograptaPhrixosceles pteridograpta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .Larvae were reared from an unidentified creeper. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a wandering gallery under the upper cuticule of the leaf....
Meyrick, 1935 - Phrixosceles scioplinthaPhrixosceles scioplinthaPhrixosceles scioplintha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Taiwan....
Meyrick, 1934 - Phrixosceles trochostichaPhrixosceles trochostichaPhrixosceles trochosticha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India ....
Meyrick, 1908