Stenolechia kodamai

Stenolechia kodamai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and Korea[1] (Yeonpyeongdo and Decheongdo).[2]

Stenolechia kodamai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stenolechia
Species:
S. kodamai
Binomial name
Stenolechia kodamai
Okada, 1962

The wingspan is about 8 mm.[3] Adults are similar to Stenolechia bathrodyas, but lack the yellow scales on the forewings.

The larvae feed on Pinus densiflora. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References

  1. Stenolechia at funet
  2. Bae, Yang-Seop (2014). "Gelechiid fauna of Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, and Yeonpyeongdo in the West Sea near North Korea, with description of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea)". Entomological Research. 44: 17–22. doi:10.1111/1748-5967.12045.
  3. Japanese Moths
  4. Tyô to Ga 35 (3) : 105


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