| Gracillaria japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Gracillaria |
| Species: | G. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gracillaria japonica Kumata, 1982 | |
Gracillaria japonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Honshu, the main island of Japan.
The wingspan is 9.8–13 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum obtusifolium and Ligustrum tschonoskii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Gracillaria japonica | |
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