Phyllonorycter aurifascia
“Lithocolletis” aurifascia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Saint Helena.[1]
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The larvae feed on Commidendrum robustum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
A 2012 study revealed that the species does not belong to Lithocolletinae according to external morphology.[2]
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