Spulerina virgulata

Spulerina virgulata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Spulerina
Species:
S. virgulata
Binomial name
Spulerina virgulata
Kumata & Kuroko, 1988

Spulerina virgulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū island of Japan.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis. They mine the stem of their host plant.

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