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Corythoxestis sunosei

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Species of moth

Corythoxestis sunosei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Corythoxestis
Species: C. sunosei
Binomial name
Corythoxestis sunosei
(Kumata, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Cryphiomystis sunosei Kumata, 1998

Corythoxestis sunosei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (Kyūshū) and China.

The wingspan is 4.4-6.7 mm.

The host plants for the species are Adina pilulifera, Mussaenda parviflora, Mussaenda esquirolii and Uncaria rhynchophylla. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Corythoxestis sunosei (Kumata, 1998) at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
  2. Two species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to China, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis and Eumetriochroa
  3. Japanese species of the subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of a new genus and eight new species
  4. Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa
Taxon identifiers
Corythoxestis sunosei


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