Gibbovalva kobusi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Gibbovalva |
Species: | G. kobusi |
Binomial name | |
Gibbovalva kobusi Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 |
Gibbovalva kobusi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guizhou, Zhejiang, Hunan and Guangxi) and Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū).
The wingspan is 6.5-9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Magnolia kobus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gibbovalva kobusi |
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