Liocrobyla desmodiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū) and the Russian Far East.[1]
| Liocrobyla desmodiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Liocrobyla |
| Species: | L. desmodiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982
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The larvae feed on Desmodium caudatum, Desmodium oldhamii, Desmodium podocarpum and Lespedeza cyrtobotrya. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a digitate mine.
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