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Gibbovalva kobusi

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Species of moth

Gibbovalva kobusi
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Gibbovalva kobusi


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