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Eteoryctis deversa

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Species of moth

Eteoryctis deversa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eteoryctis
Species: E. deversa
Binomial name
Eteoryctis deversa
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops deversa Meyrick, 1922

Eteoryctis deversa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae and genus Eteoryctis. It is known to live in India (Meghalaya, Assam), Japan (Kyūshū, Shikoku, Hokkaidō, Honshū), Korea, the Russian Far East, and Taiwan.

Their wingspans range from is 6.5–10 mm.

E. deversa larvae feed on Mangifera indica, Rhus ambigua, Rhus chinensis, Rhus japonica, Rhus javanica, Rhus semialata, Toxicodendron orientale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Japanese species of the Acrocercops-group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Part I
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Eteoryctis deversa


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