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Liocrobyla kumatai

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Liocrobyla kumatai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Liocrobyla
Species:
L. kumatai
Binomial name
Liocrobyla kumatai
Kuroko, 1982

Liocrobyla kumatai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan, the Russian Far East[1] and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Desmodium and Lespedeza species, including Lespedeza bicolor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Seven species of Gracillariidae and Lyonetiidae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea and a list of the known host plants for the families
  3. ^ Japanese Moths


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