Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Gibbovalva Higher classification Gibbovalva | Phylum Arthropoda Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Gibbovalva civica Rank Species | |
Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū), Malaysia (West Malaysia).
The wingspan is 6.8-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum daphnoides, Cinnamomum japonicum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Neolitsea sericea and Persea thunbergii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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