Dekeidoryxis khooi

Dekeidoryxis khooi
Dekeidoryxis khooi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Dekeidoryxis
Species: D. khooi
Binomial name
Dekeidoryxis khooi
Kumata, 1989[1]

Dekeidoryxis khooi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia (Perak).[2]

The wingspan is 5.2-6.7 mm.

The larvae feed on Maesa ramentacea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

This species is dedicated to Dr. Khoo Soo Ghee of the Zoological Department of the University of Malaya.

References

  1. ^ Two new genera related to Acrocercops (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with five new species from the Oriental region
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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