Borboryctis euryae
Borboryctis euryae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Borboryctis |
Species: | B. euryae |
Binomial name | |
Borboryctis euryae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1] | |
Borboryctis euryae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku and Tusima).[2]
The wingspan is 6.9–8.1 millimetres (0.27–0.32 in).
The larvae feed on Eurya emarginata and Eurya japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.