Phyllocnistis cirrhophanes

Description

Phyllocnistis cirrhophanes is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Karnataka, India. The hostplant for the species is Alseodaphne semecarpifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a spiral. Later, it becomes an undulating gallery under the upper cuticle of the leaf, always confined to the edge of the leaf and producing blackish discolouration.