Liocrobyla lobata

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

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

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pueraria species, including Pueraria montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a digitate blotch under the epidermis of the upper surface. It is pale green or pale greyish brown.

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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