Spanioptila
Encyclopedia
Spanioptila is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
.
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...
s in the family 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....
.
Species
- Spanioptila codicariaSpanioptila codicariaSpanioptila codicaria is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Brazil....
Meyrick, 1920 - Spanioptila eucnemisSpanioptila eucnemisSpanioptila eucnemis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Mexico....
Walsingham, 1914 - Spanioptila nemesetaSpanioptila nemesetaSpanioptila nemeseta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Brazil....
Meyrick, 1920 - Spanioptila spinosumSpanioptila spinosumSpanioptila spinosum is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands .The larvae feed on Casearia hirsuta. They mine the leaves of their host plant....
Walsingham, 1897