Corythoxestis yaeyamensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).[1]
| Corythoxestis yaeyamensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Corythoxestis |
| Species: | C. yaeyamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Corythoxestis yaeyamensis (Kumata, 1998)[1]
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The wingspan is 3.8-4.9 mm.[2]
The hostplant for the species is Saurauia tristyla.[1] They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ a b c Corythoxestis yaeyamensis (Kumata, 1998)[permanent dead link] at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera).
- ^ Kumata, Tosio (1998). "Japanese Species of the Subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and Eight New Species". Insecta Matsumurana. Series entomology. New series. 54: 77–131. hdl:2115/9886.
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