Biology:Cryptolectica ensiformis

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Short description: Species of moth

Cryptolectica ensiformis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cryptolectica
Species:
C. ensiformis
Binomial name
Cryptolectica ensiformis
(Yuan, 1986)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops ensiformis Yuan, 1986

Cryptolectica ensiformis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hainan), India , Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 9.2–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus acuta and Quercus sessilifolia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5190959 entry