Neolithocolletis
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Neolithocolletis is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Neolithocolletis hikomonticolaNeolithocolletis hikomonticolaNeolithocolletis hikomonticola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan .The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.The larvae feed on Pueraria lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the lower surface of the leaf....
Kumata, 1963 - Neolithocolletis kangarensisNeolithocolletis kangarensisNeolithocolletis kangarensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Malaysia .The wingspan is 4.2-4.5 mm.The larvae feed on Calopogonium species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an oblong blotch-mine occurring on the disc between two lateral...
Kumata, 1993 - Neolithocolletis pentadesmaNeolithocolletis pentadesmaNeolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines and the Seychelles.The wingspan is 4.4-5 mm....
(Meyrick, 1919)