Biology:Spulerina virgulata

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Spulerina virgulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū island of Japan .[2]

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis. They mine the stem of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7581509 entry