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Chilometopon microps
Chilometopon microps is a species of darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae) described in 1990. As a member of this large beetle family, it is adapted to arid or semi-arid environments typical of many tenebrionids. The genus Chilometopon is relatively obscure, with limited published biological information.
ColeopteraTenebrionidaedarkling-beetlebeetleinsectarthropodobscure-specieslittle-known-biologyChilometoponChilometopon-micropsMacLachlan-&-Olson-1990rarely-collectedundocumented-ecologyundocumented-morphologyundocumented-behaviorundocumented-life-historyundocumented-distributionundocumented-habitatdata-deficientGBIF-acceptediNaturalist-documentedPhyllocnistis on-eubotrys-racemosa
A tiny leaf-mining moth in the family Gracillariidae, Phyllocnistis on-eubotrys-racemosa is part of the 'microlepidoptera'—a group of moths typically measuring less than 10 mm. Like other members of its genus, this species likely produces larvae that mine between leaf layers, creating distinctive serpentine or blotch mines. The species epithet suggests an association with the plant genus Eubotrys (fetterbush), indicating a specialized host relationship.