Gibbovalva quadrifasciata

Gibbovalva quadrifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species: G. quadrifasciata
Binomial name
Gibbovalva quadrifasciata
(Stainton, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria quadrifasciata Stainton, 1863
  • Gracilaria ordinatella Meyrick, 1880
  • Gibbovalva ornatella Kuznetzov, 1999

Gibbovalva quadrifasciata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong), India (Karnataka, West Bengal), Java, Japan (Honshū, the Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Alseodaphne semecarpifolia, Cinnamomum species (Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum cassia and Cinnamomum japonicum), Litsea species (including Litsea dealbata, Litsea japonica and Litsea monopetala), Neolitsea polyantha, Persea americana, Persea thunbergii and Phoebe lanceolata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths


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