Guttigera schefflerella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Guttigera |
Species: | G. schefflerella
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Binomial name | |
Guttigera schefflerella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013
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Guttigera schefflerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Japan (Kagoshima and Okinawa).[1]
The wingspan is 6.1–8.1 mm. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Heptapleurum heptaphyllum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
The name is derived from Schefflera, the former generic name of the host plant.