Eteoryctis deversa

Eteoryctis deversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Eteoryctis
Species: E. deversa
Binomial name
Eteoryctis deversa
(Meyrick, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops deversa Meyrick, 1922

Eteoryctis deversa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Meghalaya, Assam), Japan (Kyūshū, Shikoku, Hokkaidō, Honshū), Korea, the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 6.5–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Mangifera indica, Rhus ambigua, Rhus chinensis, Rhus japonica, Rhus javanica, Rhus semialata, Toxicodendron orientale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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