Spulerina castaneae

Spulerina castaneae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]

Spulerina castaneae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species:
S. castaneae
Binomial name
Spulerina castaneae
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]

The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species and Castanea crenata. They mine the stem 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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