Biology:Gibbovalva tricuneatella

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Short description: Species of moth

Gibbovalva tricuneatella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species:
G. tricuneatella
Binomial name
Gibbovalva tricuneatella
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops tricuneatella (Meyrick, 1880)
  • Meyrick, 1880 Gracilaria tricuneatella

Gibbovalva tricuneatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the states of New South Wales and Queensland in Australia and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2]

The larvae feed on Typha angustifolia, Typha domingensis and Typha latifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an elongate blotch mine.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5558952 entry