Corythoxestis yaeyamensis explained

Corythoxestis yaeyamensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (the Ryukyu Islands).

The wingspan is 3.8-4.9 mm.^[1]

The hostplant for the species is Saurauia tristyla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

1. Kumata. Tosio. Japanese Species of the Subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and Eight New Species. Insecta Matsumurana. 1998. 54. 77–131. 2115/9886. free. Series entomology. New series.