Liocrobyla desmodiella
Species of moth
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Liocrobyla desmodiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1][2][3] It is known from Japan (all main islands), China, the Russian Far East,[1][3] and Korea.[1]
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| Liocrobyla desmodiella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Liocrobyla |
| Species: | L. desmodiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocrobyla desmodiella Kuroko, 1982 | |
The forewing length is 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in).[3] The larvae feed on Lespedeza bicolor, Lespedeza cyrtobotrya, Desmodium oldhamii, Ohwia caudata, and Hylodesmum podocarpum.[1][3] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
