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Thiotricha prunifolivora

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Thiotricha prunifolivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Thiotricha
Species:
T. prunifolivora
Binomial name
Thiotricha prunifolivora
Ueda & Fujiwara, 2005

Thiotricha prunifolivora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda and Fujiwara in 2005. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Ryukyus).[1]

The wingspan is 3-4.5 mm for males and 4.7–5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Symplocos prunifolia.[2]

References

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  2. ^ Ueda, T. & Y. Fujiwara, 2005: A new species of the genus Thiotricha (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) associated with Symplocos prunifolia (Symplocaceae) from Japan, with a biological note on the immature stages and a taxonomic comment on the Japanese Thiotricha species. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 56(1): 73-84. Abstract and full article: [1].