Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Liocrobyla desmodiella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Liocrobyla Rank Species | |
Liocrobyla desmodiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Desmodium caudatum, Desmodium oldhamii, Desmodium podocarpum and Lespedeza cyrtobotrya. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a digitate mine.
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