Deoptilia heptadeta
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Deoptilia |
Species: | D. heptadeta
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Binomial name | |
Deoptilia heptadeta | |
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Deoptilia heptadeta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (the Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Amami Islands) and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 6.3–8.3 mm.
The larvae feed on Mallotus japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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