Liocrobyla desmodiella
| Liocrobyla desmodiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Liocrobyla |
| Species: | L. desmodiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982
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Liocrobyla desmodiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2][3] It is known from Japan (all main islands), China, the Russian Far East,[1][3] and Korea.[1]
The forewing length is 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in).[3] The larvae feed on Lespedeza bicolor, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya, Desmodium oldhamii, Ohwia caudata, and Hylodesmum podocarpum.[1][3] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Liu, Tengteng; Wang, Encui & Wang, Shuxia (2018). "Taxonomic study of the leafmining genus Liocrobyla Meyrick, 1916 from China (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Ornixolinae) with a description of one new species". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94 (2): 305–314. doi:10.3897/zse.94.25460.