Gibbovalva civica

Gibbovalva civica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species: G. civica
Binomial name
Gibbovalva civica
(Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops civica Meyrick, 1914
  • Gibbovalva civina Kuznetzov, 1999

Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū), Malaysia (West Malaysia).[2]

The wingspan is 6.8-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum daphnoides, Cinnamomum japonicum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Neolitsea sericea and Persea thunbergii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Japanese Species Of The Acrocercops-Group (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II
  2. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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