Phyllonorycter conista

Phyllonorycter conista
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. conista
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter conista; (Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis conista Meyrick, 1911; Lithocolletis clarisona Meyrick, 1916; Phyllonorycter clarisona (Meyrick, 1916);

Phyllonorycter conista is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar), Malaysia (Pahang), Nepal, the Philippines (Luzon and Palawan) and Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is 4.7-5.3 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Urena lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a subtriangular or trapeziform mine on the underside of the leaf, mostly on the basal area of the disc between two lateral veins. The mine is flat and pale greenish in the beginning, but discolours to brown and deforms into a tentiform type at a mature stage.

References

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[1] Australian Faunal Directory

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

[3] A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae