Liocrobyla desmodiella

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Liocrobyla
Species:
L. desmodiella
Binomial name
Liocrobyla desmodiella
Kuroko, 1982

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2]

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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