Thiotricha prunifolivora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda and Fujiwara in 2005. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Ryukyus).[1]
| Thiotricha prunifolivora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. prunifolivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha prunifolivora Ueda & Fujiwara, 2005
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The wingspan is 3-4.5 mm for males and 4.7–5 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Symplocos prunifolia.[2]
References
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- ^ Ueda, T. & Y. Fujiwara, 2005: A new species of the genus Thiotricha (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) associated with Symplocos prunifolia (Symplocaceae) from Japan, with a biological note on the immature stages and a taxonomic comment on the Japanese Thiotricha species. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 56(1): 73-84. Abstract and full article: [1].