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Neolithocolletis pentadesma

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Species of moth

Neolithocolletis pentadesma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Neolithocolletis
Species: N. pentadesma
Binomial name
Neolithocolletis pentadesma
(Meyrick, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pentadesma Meyrick, 1919

Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus javanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Some species of the subfamily Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) collected in the Philippines
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
  4. De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Zootaxa :1–283 (on page 31)
Taxon identifiers
Neolithocolletis pentadesma


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