Hyloconis wisteriae

Hyloconis wisteriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Hyloconis
Species:	H. wisteriae
Binomial name
	Hyloconis wisteriae; Kumata, 1963

Hyloconis wisteriae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan.^[1]

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Wisteria floribunda.^[1] The mine is orthogenous, entirely flat, circular or elliptical in form and located on the lower surface of the leaf.^[1] The cocoon is white, orbicular and spun in the centre of the mine-cavity.^[1]

Both sexes of this species are known for their asymmetrical genitalia which sets them apart from all other species of the genus Hyloconis.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.

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[Kumata63-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.

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