Albusambia
| Albusambia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Albusambia Solis & Davis in Solis, Davis & Nishida, 2005[1] |
| Species: | A. elaphoglossumae |
| Binomial name | |
| Albusambia elaphoglossumae Solis & Davis in Solis, Davis & Nishida, 2005 | |
Albusambia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Albusambia elaphoglossumae, which is found in Costa Rica, where it has been recorded from the San José and Cartago Provinces at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,100 meters.
The larvae feed on Elaphoglossum conspersum. They mine the fronds of their host plant.[2]
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