| Spulerina castaneae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Spulerina |
| Species: | S. castaneae |
| Binomial name | |
| Spulerina castaneae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 | |
Spulerina castaneae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species and Castanea crenata. They mine the stem 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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| Spulerina castaneae | |
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