Hyloconis desmodii

Hyloconis desmodii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Hyloconis
Species: H. desmodii
Binomial name
Hyloconis desmodii
Kumata, 1963[1]

Hyloconis desmodii is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Kyushu island Japan.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Desmodium racemosum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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