Corythoxestis tricalysiella
Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Okinawa, Japan.[1]
| Corythoxestis tricalysiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Corythoxestis |
| Species: | C. tricalysiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoxestis tricalysiella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013 | |
The wingspan is 6.6–7 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous to greyish-purple with whitish spots. The hindwings are dark grey.
The larvae feed on Tricalysia dubia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long serpentine and linear mine. The frass is brownish to blackish. Usually, there are one to three mines on a single leaf. Older larvae are yellow.
Etymology
The name is derived from Tricalysia, the scientific name of the host plant.
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