Calybites securinella

Calybites securinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1] and Korea.[2]

Calybites securinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Calybites
Species:
C. securinella
Binomial name
Calybites securinella
(Ermolaev, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia securinella Ermolaev, 1986

The larvae feed on Securinega suffruticosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Kawahara, Akito Y. (2010). "Five species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea". Entomological Research. 40: 131–135. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2010.00268.x.


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