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 [1]

Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. [1] [2] It is found on Ishigaki Island, in the southwest of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 6.6–7 mm. [1]

The larvae feed on Tricalysia dubia (= Diplospora dubia ), to which the specific name refers. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1.
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Corythoxestis tricalysiella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397 . Retrieved 9 January 2025.


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