Cuphodes plexigrapha

Cuphodes plexigrapha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cuphodes
Species: C. plexigrapha
Binomial name
Cuphodes plexigrapha
(Meyrick, 1916)

Cuphodes plexigrapha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Bihar and Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

The larvae feed on Caesalpinia species, including Cajanus cajan and Cajanus indicus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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