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 | |
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Scientific 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
- Stenolechia at funet
- 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.
- Japanese Moths
- Tyô to Ga 35 (3) : 105
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