Liocrobyla desmodiella
Appearance
Liocrobyla desmodiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Liocrobyla |
Species: | L. desmodiella
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Binomial name | |
Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982
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Liocrobyla desmodiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and the Russian Far East.[1]
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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