Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Corythoxestis | |
Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Okinawa, Japan.
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.
References
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