Gibbovalva magnoliae
Appearance
Gibbovalva magnoliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Gibbovalva |
Species: | G. magnoliae
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Binomial name | |
Gibbovalva magnoliae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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Gibbovalva magnoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū).[2]
The wingspan is 6.8-9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Magnolia heptapetala, Magnolia hypoleuca and Magnolia obovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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