Biology:Phodoryctis stephaniae
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Short description: Species of moth
Phodoryctis stephaniae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phodoryctis |
Species: | P. stephaniae
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Binomial name | |
Phodoryctis stephaniae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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Phodoryctis stephaniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Shikoku and the Ryukyu Islands), Nepal and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 5.8-8.1 mm.
The larvae feed on Stephania species, including Stephania japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7186640 entry
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