Gibbovalva civica

Gibbovalva civica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Gibbovalva
Species:	G. civica
Binomial name
	Gibbovalva civica; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Acrocercops civica Meyrick, 1914 ; Gibbovalva civina Kuznetzov, 1999 ;

Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū), Malaysia (West Malaysia).^[2]

The wingspan is 6.8-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora, , Cinnamomum japonicum, , Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Neolitsea sericea and Persea thunbergii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References[]

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[1] Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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