Neolithocolletis pentadesma

Neolithocolletis pentadesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Neolithocolletis
Species:	N. pentadesma
Binomial name
	Neolithocolletis pentadesma; (Meyrick, 1919)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis pentadesma Meyrick, 1919 ;

Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.^[2]

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.^[3] The ground colour of its forewing is reddish ochreous brown, with a distinct white fasciae and a blackish irregular edging.^[4]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat roundish blotch mine on the underside of the leaf. It is a serious pest on Pterocarpus indicus in Malaysia, often causing heavy defoliations.

References[]

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[1] Some species of the subfamily Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) collected in the Philippines

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

[3] A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae

[4] De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Zootaxa :1–283 (on page 31)

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