Liocrobyla lobata

Liocrobyla lobata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Liocrobyla
Species: L. lobata
Binomial name
Liocrobyla lobata
Kuroko, 1960

Liocrobyla lobata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and Korea.[1]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pueraria species, including Pueraria montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a digitate blotch under the epidermis of the upper surface. It is pale green or pale greyish brown.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, February 11, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.