Cryptolectica pasaniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cryptolectica |
Species: | C. pasaniae |
Binomial name | |
Cryptolectica pasaniae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 |
Cryptolectica pasaniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).
The wingspan is 8.0–10.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Lithocarpus edulis, Pasania edulis and Quercus myrsinifolia. 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 pasaniae |
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