Gibbovalva civica
| Gibbovalva civica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Gibbovalva |
| Species: | G. civica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbovalva civica (Meyrick, 1914)[1] | |
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Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū), Malaysia (West Malaysia).[2]
The wingspan is 6.8-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum daphnoides, Cinnamomum japonicum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Neolitsea sericea and Persea thunbergii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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