Liocrobyla lobata

Liocrobyla lobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Liocrobyla
Species:	L. lobata
Binomial name
	Liocrobyla lobata; Kuroko, 1960

Liocrobyla lobata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and Korea.^[1]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Pueraria species, including Pueraria montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a digitate blotch under the epidermis of the upper surface. It is pale green or pale greyish brown.

References

^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
^ Notes on the Liocrobyla of Japan, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

[2] Notes on the Liocrobyla of Japan, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

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