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 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.