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Calybites securinella

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Calybites securinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Calybites
Species:
C. securinella
Binomial name
Calybites securinella
(Ermolaev, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia securinella Ermolaev, 1986

Calybites securinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1] and Korea.[2]

The larvae feed on Securinega suffruticosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Kawahara, Akito Y. (2010). "Five species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to Korea". Entomological Research. 40: 131–135. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5967.2010.00268.x.