Phodoryctis stephaniae
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| Species: | P. stephaniae
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| Phodoryctis stephaniae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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Phodoryctis stephaniae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Shikoku and the Ryukyu Islands), Nepal and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 5.8-8.1 mm.
The larvae feed on Stephania species, including Stephania japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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