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Hyloconis desmodii

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Species of moth

Hyloconis desmodii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Hyloconis
Species: H. desmodii
Binomial name
Hyloconis desmodii
Kumata, 1963

Hyloconis desmodii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyushu island Japan.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Desmodium racemosum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.
Taxon identifiers
Hyloconis desmodii


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