Biology:Guttigera schefflerella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Guttigera schefflerella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Guttigera |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/GuttigeraG. schefflerella
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| Template:Taxonomy/GuttigeraGuttigera schefflerella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013[1]
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Guttigera schefflerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[2] It is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami Ōshima and Ishigaki Island).[1]
The wingspan is 6.1–8.1 mm. There are multiple generations per year. The larvae feed on Heptapleurum heptaphyllum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from Schefflera, the (former) generic name of the host plant.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro; Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1. PMID 26131468.
- ↑ "Guttigera schefflerella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. 2024. https://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/GUTTSCHE.
Wikidata ☰ Q15639193 entry
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