Corythoxestis yaeyamensis

Corythoxestis yaeyamensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).[1]

Corythoxestis yaeyamensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Corythoxestis
Species:
C. yaeyamensis
Binomial name
Corythoxestis yaeyamensis
(Kumata, 1998)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryphiomystis yaeyamensis Kumata, 1998

The wingspan is 3.8-4.9 mm.[2]

The hostplant for the species is Saurauia tristyla.[1] They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Corythoxestis yaeyamensis (Kumata, 1998) at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
  2. Kumata, Tosio (1998). "Japanese Species of the Subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and Eight New Species". Insecta Matsumurana. Series entomology. New series. 54: 77–131. hdl:2115/9886.


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