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 ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Dekeidoryxis |
Species: | D. maesae |
Binomial name | |
Dekeidoryxis maesae Kumata, 1989[1] | |
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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