Lyonetia myricella
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Lyonetia myricella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Lyonetia |
Species: | L. myricella
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Binomial name | |
Lyonetia myricella Kuroko, 1964
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Lyonetia myricella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Japan (Kyushu, Yakushima).
The wingspan is about 7-7.5 mm. Adults are on wing in November.
The larvae feed on Myrica rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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