Cryptolectica ensiformis
Cryptolectica ensiformis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hainan), India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Thailand.[2]
| Cryptolectica ensiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolectica |
| Species: | C. ensiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolectica ensiformis (Yuan, 1986)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 9.2–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus acuta and Quercus sessilifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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