Guttigera schefflerella
| Guttigera schefflerella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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[1]
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Guttigera schefflerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[2] It is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami Ōshima and Ishigaki Island).[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.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from Schefflera, the (former) generic name of the host plant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1. PMID 26131468.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Guttigera schefflerella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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