Albusambia

Albusambia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Albusambia elaphoglossumae, which is found in Central America, where it has been recorded from the Costa Rican San José and Cartago Provinces at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,100 meters.

Albusambia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Musotiminae
Genus: Albusambia
Solis & Davis in Solis, Davis & Nishida, 2005[1]
Species:
A. elaphoglossumae
Binomial name
Albusambia elaphoglossumae
Solis & Davis in Solis, Davis & Nishida, 2005

The larvae feed on Elaphoglossum conspersum. They mine the fronds of their host plant.[2]

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