Cryptolectica chrysalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cryptolectica |
Species: | C. chrysalis |
Binomial name | |
Cryptolectica chrysalis Kumata & Ermolaev, 1988 |
Cryptolectica chrysalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cryptolectica chrysalis |
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