Liocrobyla brachybotrys

Liocrobyla brachybotrys is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū and Kyūshū) and Korea.[1]

Liocrobyla brachybotrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Liocrobyla
Species:
L. brachybotrys
Binomial name
Liocrobyla brachybotrys
Kuroko, 1960

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Wisteria brachybotrys. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongate or digitate blotch along the midrib. It is pale brown and bordered by pale green.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Notes on the Liocrobyla of Japan, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine


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