Dekeidoryxis maesae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal) and Nepal.[2]
| Dekeidoryxis maesae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dekeidoryxis |
| Species: | D. maesae
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| Binomial name | |
| Dekeidoryxis maesae Kumata, 1989[1]
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The wingspan is 6.3–7.6 mm.[citation needed]
The larvae feed on Maesa chisia and Maesa macrophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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