Microthauma lespedezella
| Microthauma lespedezella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Microthauma |
| Species: | M. lespedezella |
| Binomial name | |
| Microthauma lespedezella Seksjaeva, 1990 | |
Microtauma lespedezella is a species of moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It has been recorded in the Russian Far East and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).[1][2]
It feeds on Lespedeza bicolor and Leguminosae Cyrtobotrya.[2]
Its wingspan is about 7 to 9 millimetres (0.28 to 0.35 in).[2]
References
- ↑ Seksjaeva, S. V. (1990). "Notes on the Cemiostominae moths (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) from southern Primorye area, with description of two new species" (PDF). Vestnik Zoologii (in Russian). 1990 (1): 62–64.
- 1 2 3 Ahn, Neung-ho; Hirowatari, Toshiya; Hirano, Nagao; Kuroko, Hiroshi (2006). "A new record of Microthauma lespedezella Seksjaeva (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) from Japan". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 57 (3): 156–162. doi:10.18984/lepid.57.3_156.