Phyllocnistis tethys

Phyllocnistis tethys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species: P. tethys
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis tethys
Moreira & Vargas, 2012

Phyllocnistis tethys is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in southern Brazil.

The larvae feed on Passiflora organensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

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