Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Neolithocolletis |
Species: | N. pentadesma
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Binomial name | |
Neolithocolletis pentadesma | |
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The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.[3][4]
The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus javanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Some species of the subfamily Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) collected in the Philippines
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
- ^ De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Zootaxa :1–283 (on page 31)