Hyloconis puerariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East.[1]
Hyloconis puerariae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Hyloconis |
Species: | H. puerariae |
Binomial name | |
Hyloconis puerariae Kumata, 1963[1] | |
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata, Lespedeza bicolor, Amphicarpaea bracteata and Amphicarpaea edgeworthii var. japonica.[1] The mine is orthogenous, entirely flat and found on the lower surface of the leaf.[1] The cocoon is orbicular in form, white and spun in the centre of the mine-cavity.[1]
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