Phyllonorycter epichares

Phyllonorycter epichares
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. epichares
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter epichares
(Meyrick, 1928)

Phyllonorycter epichares is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Assam, India.[1]

The larvae feed on Malus species, including Malus pumila. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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