Neolithocolletis pentadesma explained

Neolithocolletis pentadesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java), Malaysia (Sarawak, Selangor), the Philippines (Luzon) and the Seychelles.[1]

The wingspan is 4.4–5 mm.[2] [3]

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus javanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/NEOLPENT Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/9867/1/48_p1-85.pdf A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
  3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03594p283.pdf De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) - Zootaxa :1–283

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