Eucalybites aureola
| Eucalybites aureola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Eucalybites |
| Species: | E. aureola |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucalybites aureola Kumata, 1982[1] | |
Eucalybites aureola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hokkaidō island of Japan and the Kuril Islands.[2]
The wingspan is 8-10.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum erectum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva is a leaf miner in early instars, and a leaf-roller in later instars. The mine is of a small tentiform type and is found on the lower side of the leaf. The leaf roll is cone-shaped and rolled up downward from the tip of the leaf. When the larva makes the cone, it does not cut off the leaf into a narrow stripe. The cocoon is situated on the lower surface of the leaf, usually on the mid rib near the tip. It is boat shaped.
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