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Guttigera schefflerella

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Guttigera schefflerella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Guttigera
Species:
G. schefflerella
Binomial name
Guttigera schefflerella
Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013

Guttigera schefflerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Japan (Kagoshima and Okinawa).[1]

The wingspan is 6.1–8.1 mm. There are multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Heptapleurum heptaphyllum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

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The name is derived from Schefflera, the former generic name of the host plant.

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