Hyloconis puerariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East.[1]

Hyloconis puerariae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Hyloconis
Species:
H. puerariae
Binomial name
Hyloconis puerariae
Kumata, 1963[1]

The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata, Lespedeza bicolor, Amphicarpaea bracteata and Amphicarpaea edgeworthii var. japonica.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.