Corythoxestis tricalysiella
| Corythoxestis tricalysiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Corythoxestis |
| Species: | C. tricalysiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoxestis tricalysiella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013[1] | |
Corythoxestis tricalysiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2] It is found on Ishigaki Island, in the southwest of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Tricalysia dubia (=Diplospora dubia), to which the specific name refers. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1.
- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Corythoxestis tricalysiella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 9 January 2025.