Liocrobyla lobata

Liocrobyla lobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Liocrobyla
Species: L. lobata
Binomial name
Liocrobyla lobata
Kuroko, 1960

Liocrobyla lobata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and Korea.[1]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pueraria species, including Pueraria montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a digitate blotch under the epidermis of the upper surface. It is pale green or pale greyish brown.

References

  1. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ↑ Notes on the Liocrobyla of Japan, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.


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