| Corythoxestis sunosei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Corythoxestis |
| Species: | C. sunosei |
| Binomial name | |
| Corythoxestis sunosei (Kumata, 1998) | |
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Corythoxestis sunosei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Kyūshū, Honshū, Okinawa) and China (Hunan).
The wingspan is 4.4-6.7 mm.
The host plants for the species are Adina pilulifera, Mussaenda parviflora, Mussaenda esquirolii, and Uncaria rhynchophylla. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Corythoxestis sunosei (Kumata, 1998)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Kumata, Tosio (1998). "Japanese species of the subfamily Oecophyllembiinae Réal et Balachowsky (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), with descriptions of a new genus and eight new species" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. Series entomology. New series. 54: 77–131. hdl:2115/9886.
- ^ Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2011). "Two species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) new to China, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis and Eumetriochroa". Zootaxa. 2892 (1): 25–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2892.1.2.
- ^ Kobayashi, Shigeki; Huang, Guo-Hua; Nakamura, Akihiro & Hirowatari, Toshiya (2013). "Four new species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) from China and Japan, and description of the pupal morphology of the genera Corythoxestis, Eumetriochroa, Guttigera, and Metriochroa". Zootaxa. 3619 (2): 101–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3619.2.1.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Corythoxestis sunosei | |
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