Eteoryctis
Encyclopedia
Eteoryctis is a genus of moth
s in the family Gracillariidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Etymology
Eteoryctis is derived from the Greek eteos (meaning true) and oryctis (meaning digger, miner).Species
- Eteoryctis deversaEteoryctis deversaEteoryctis deversa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India , Japan , Korea, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.The wingspan is 6.5-10 mm....
(Meyrick, 1922) - Eteoryctis gemoniellaEteoryctis gemoniellaEteoryctis gemoniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India .The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Lannea coromandelica, Semecarpus anacardium, Achras sapota, Madhuca indica, Madhuca latifolia and Manilkara zapota. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Stainton, 1862) - Eteoryctis picrasmaeEteoryctis picrasmaeEteoryctis picrasmae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is 7.6-10 mm.The larvae feed on Picrasma quassioides. They mine the leaves of their host plant....
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 - Eteoryctis syngrammaEteoryctis syngrammaEteoryctis syngramma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hong Kong, India , Indonesia and Thailand....
(Meyrick, 1914)