Thiotricha prunifolivora explained

Thiotricha prunifolivora is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ueda and Fujiwara in 2005. It is found in Japan (Honshu,Ryukyus).[1]

The wingspan is 3-4.5 mm for males and 4.7–5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Symplocos prunifolia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/thiotrichinae/thiotricha/ funet.fi
  2. , 2005: A new species of the genus Thiotricha (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) associated with Symplocos prunifolia (Symplocaceae) from Japan, with a biological note on the immature stages and a taxonomic comment on the Japanese Thiotricha species. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 56(1): 73-84. Abstract and full article: http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007138323/en.

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