Gibbovalva magnoliae

Gibbovalva magnoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species:
G. magnoliae
Binomial name
Gibbovalva magnoliae
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]

Gibbovalva magnoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū).[2]

The wingspan is 6.8-9.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Magnolia heptapetala, Magnolia hypoleuca and Magnolia obovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.