Corythoxestis tricalysiella

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Corythoxestis tricalysiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Corythoxestis
Species:
C. tricalysiella
Binomial name
Corythoxestis tricalysiella
Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013

Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Okinawa, Japan. [1]

The wingspan is 6.6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Tricalysia dubia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The name is derived from Tricalysia , the scientific name of the host plant.

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