Neolithocolletis hikomonticola

Neolithocolletis hikomonticola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyushu island in Japan.

Neolithocolletis hikomonticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Neolithocolletis
Species:
N. hikomonticola
Binomial name
Neolithocolletis hikomonticola
Kumata, 1963[1]

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Pueraria lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the lower surface of the leaf.

References
  1. Taxonomic Studies On The Lithocolletinae Of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae)


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