Cuphodes plexigrapha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Bihar and Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cuphodes |
Species: | C. plexigrapha
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Binomial name | |
Cuphodes plexigrapha (Meyrick, 1916)
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The larvae feed on Caesalpinia species, including Cajanus cajan and Cajanus indicus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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