Neolithocolletis hikomonticola
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| Neolithocolletis hikomonticola Kumata, 1963[1]
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Neolithocolletis hikomonticola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is the type species of the genus and is known from Kyushu island in Japan.[1]
The wingspan of adults is about 5.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata.[1] The mine is found on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e 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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Categories:
- Lithocolletinae
- Moths of Japan
- Lithocolletinae stubs
- Taxa named by Tosio Kumata
- Moths described in 1963
- Leaf miners