Gibbovalva urbana

Gibbovalva urbana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species: G. urbana
Binomial name
Gibbovalva urbana
(Meyrick, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops urbana Meyrick, 1908

Gibbovalva urbana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian), India (Meghalaya) and Japan (the Ryukyu Islands, Honshū and Tusima).[2]

The wingspan is 6–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Magnolia species (including Magnolia denudata, Magnolia sieboldii and Magnolia × soulangeana), Michelia alba, Michelia champaca, Michelia compressa and Michelia figo. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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