Lyonetia myricella

Species of moth

Lyonetia myricella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Lyonetia
Species:
L. myricella
Binomial name
Lyonetia myricella
Kuroko, 1964

Lyonetia myricella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Japan (Kyushu, Yakushima).

The wingspan is about 7-7.5 mm. Adults are on wing in November.

The larvae feed on Myrica rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

  • Revisional Studies On The Family Lyonetiidae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Lyonetia myricella
  • Wikidata: Q6709721
  • CoL: 3WSP3
  • EoL: 956078
  • GBIF: 1829303
  • iNaturalist: 928328
  • IRMNG: 10899794
  • LepIndex: 128750


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