Gibbovalva magnoliae

Gibbovalva magnoliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Gibbovalva
Species: G. magnoliae
Binomial name
Gibbovalva magnoliae
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988[1]

Gibbovalva magnoliae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū).[2]

The wingspan is 6.8-9.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Magnolia heptapetala, Magnolia hypoleuca and Magnolia obovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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