Spulerina hexalocha explained

Spulerina hexalocha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Reunion,[1] Sierra Leone and South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Sclerocarya birrea and Sclerocarya afra. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. https://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma27c.pdf Bippus, M., 2019. New records of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. - Phelsuma 27 (2019); 18-35.
  2. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/SPULHEXA Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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