“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saint Helena.[1]
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. aurifascia
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter aurifascia (Walker, 1875)
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The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
editA 2012 study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.[2]
References
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