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Neolithocolletis pentadesma

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Neolithocolletis pentadesma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Neolithocolletis
Species:
N. pentadesma
Binomial name
Neolithocolletis pentadesma
(Meyrick, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pentadesma Meyrick, 1919

Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.[2]

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.[3][4]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus javanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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