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Gibbovalva civica

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Gibbovalva civica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species:
G. civica
Binomial name
Gibbovalva civica
(Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops civica Meyrick, 1914
  • Gibbovalva civina Kuznetzov, 1999

Gibbovalva civica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Guangdong), India (Karnataka), Japan (Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Ryukyu Islands and Kyūshū), Malaysia (West Malaysia).[2]

The wingspan is 6.8-8.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum daphnoides, Cinnamomum japonicum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cinnamomum verum, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Neolitsea sericea and Persea thunbergii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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