Biology:Spulerina castaneae
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Short description: Species of moth
Spulerina castaneae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Spulerina |
Species: | S. castaneae
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Binomial name | |
Spulerina castaneae Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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Spulerina castaneae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species and Castanea crenata. They mine the stem of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7581498 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spulerina castaneae.
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