Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Cryptolectica ensiformis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cryptolectica Rank Species | |
Cryptolectica ensiformis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Hainan), India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Thailand.
The wingspan is 9.2–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus acuta and Quercus sessilifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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