| Hyloconis puerariae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Hyloconis |
| Species: | H. puerariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloconis puerariae Kumata, 1963
[1]
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Hyloconis puerariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East. [1]
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm. [1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata, Lespedeza bicolor, Amphicarpaea bracteata and Amphicarpaea edgeworthii var. japonica. [1] The mine is orthogenous, entirely flat and found on the lower surface of the leaf. [1] The cocoon is orbicular in form, white and spun in the centre of the mine-cavity. [1]
References
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| Hyloconis puerariae | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Hyloconis |
| Species: | H. puerariae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hyloconis puerariae Kumata, 1963
[1]
| |
Hyloconis puerariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East. [1]
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm. [1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata, Lespedeza bicolor, Amphicarpaea bracteata and Amphicarpaea edgeworthii var. japonica. [1] The mine is orthogenous, entirely flat and found on the lower surface of the leaf. [1] The cocoon is orbicular in form, white and spun in the centre of the mine-cavity. [1]
References
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| This article relating to moths in the subfamily Lithocolletinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |