Pectinivalva commoni

Pectinivalva commoni is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-western coast of Western Australia.

Pectinivalva commoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Pectinivalva
Species:
P. commoni
Binomial name
Pectinivalva commoni
Scoble, 1983

The wingspan is about 5.3 mm for males and 5.3-5.6 mm for females.

The larvae feed on a Eucalyptus species, possibly Eucalyptus delegatensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larval mines were collected in September and adults emerged during the following February.


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