Gibbovalva kobusi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guizhou, Zhejiang, Hunan and Guangxi) and Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū).[2]
| Gibbovalva kobusi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Gibbovalva |
| Species: | G. kobusi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gibbovalva kobusi Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]
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The wingspan is 6.5-9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Magnolia kobus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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