Liocrobyla kumatai

Liocrobyla kumatai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Liocrobyla
Species: L. kumatai
Binomial name
Liocrobyla kumatai
Kuroko, 1982

Liocrobyla kumatai is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan, the Russian Far East[1] and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Desmodium and Lespedeza species, including Lespedeza bicolor. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ↑ Seven species of Gracillariidae and Lyonetiidae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea and a list of the known host plants for the families
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths


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