Neolithocolletis hikomonticola
Appearance
Neolithocolletis hikomonticola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Neolithocolletis |
Species: | N. hikomonticola
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Binomial name | |
Neolithocolletis hikomonticola Kumata, 1963[1]
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Neolithocolletis hikomonticola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is the type species of the genus and is known from Kyushu island in Japan.[1]
The wingspan of adults is about 5.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata.[1] The mine is found on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]
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