Corythoxestis sunosei explained

Corythoxestis sunosei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (Kyūshū) and China.^[1]

The wingspan is 4.4-6.7 mm.^[2]

The host plants for the species are Adina pilulifera, Mussaenda parviflora,^[3] Mussaenda esquirolii and Uncaria rhynchophylla. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02892p032f.pdf Two species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to China, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis and Eumetriochroa
2. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9886/1/54_p77-131.pdf Japanese species of the subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of a new genus and eight new species
3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2013/f/zt03619p129.pdf Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa