Phyllocnistis wampella
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Phyllocnistis wampella is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family, known from Guangdong
, China
. The hostplant for the species is Clausena lansium
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family, known from Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The hostplant for the species is Clausena lansium
Clausena lansium
Clausena lansium, also known as a wampee , is a species of strongly scented evergreen trees 3-8 m tall, in the family Rutaceae, native to southeast Asia....
.