Spulerina castaneae

Spulerina castaneae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species: S. castaneae
Binomial name
Spulerina castaneae
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]

Spulerina castaneae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species and Castanea crenata. They mine the stem of their host plant.

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