Spulerina astaurota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Assam, Meghalaya), Japan (Kyūshū, Shikoku, Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Spulerina |
| Species: | S. astaurota
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| Spulerina astaurota | |
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The wingspan is 9.2-11.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Chaenomeles species, Malus domestica, Malus sieboldii, Malus sylvestris, Prunus domestica, Prunus serotina, Pyrus communis and Pyrus pyrifolia. They mine the stem of their host plant.
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