Biology:Spulerina parthenocissi

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Short description: Species of moth

Spulerina parthenocissi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species:
S. parthenocissi
Binomial name
Spulerina parthenocissi
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]

Spulerina parthenocissi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū and Shikoku in Japan .[2]

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Parthenocissus tricuspidata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7581506 entry