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Breynia leafminer

Phyllocnistis diaugella Meyrick, 1880

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The breynia leafminer (Phyllocnistis diaugella) is a species in the family Gracillariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the breynia leafminer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the breynia leafminer live?

Not recorded

Is the breynia leafminer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the breynia leafminer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGracillariidae
  6. genusPhyllocnistis
  7. SpeciesPhyllocnistis diaugella Meyrick, 1880

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the breynia leafminer

Other species in the same genus Phyllocnistis.

Citrus miner

Phyllocnistis citrella

GracillariidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the breynia leafminer?

The breynia leafminer (Phyllocnistis diaugella) belongs to the family Gracillariidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Breynia leafminer (Phyllocnistis diaugella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/breynia-leafminer

MLA

“Breynia leafminer (Phyllocnistis diaugella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/breynia-leafminer.

BibTeX
@misc{breynia_leafminer_2026,
  title = {Breynia leafminer (Phyllocnistis diaugella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/breynia-leafminer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}