Cryptolectica pasaniae
Cryptolectica pasaniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hong Kong and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
| Cryptolectica pasaniae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolectica |
| Species: | C. pasaniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptolectica pasaniae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1] | |
The wingspan is 8.0–10.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Lithocarpus edulis, Pasania edulis and Quercus bambusifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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