Neolithocolletis pentadesma

Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.[2]

Neolithocolletis pentadesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Neolithocolletis
Species:
N. pentadesma
Binomial name
Neolithocolletis pentadesma
(Meyrick, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pentadesma Meyrick, 1919

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.[3] The ground colour of its forewing is reddish ochreous brown, with a distinct white fasciae and a blackish irregular edging.[4]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus javanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat roundish blotch mine on the underside of the leaf. It is a serious pest on Pterocarpus indicus in Malaysia, often causing heavy defoliations.

References
  1. Some species of the subfamily Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) collected in the Philippines
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
  4. De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Zootaxa :1–283 (on page 31)


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