Eucosmophora prolata

Eucosmophora prolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eucosmophora
Species: E. prolata
Binomial name
Eucosmophora prolata
Davis & Wagner, 2005

Eucosmophora prolata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Venezuela.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.7 mm for females.[2]

The larvae probably feed on a Sapotaceae species and probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Latin prolatus (meaning extended, elongated), in reference to the unusually long antenna of this species.

References

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