Corythoxestis sunosei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Corythoxestis
Species:
C. sunosei
Binomial name
Corythoxestis sunosei
(Kumata, 1998)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryphiomystis sunosei Kumata, 1998

Corythoxestis sunosei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Japan (Kyūshū)[1] and China.[2]

The wingspan is 4.4-6.7 mm.[3]

The host plants for the species are Adina pilulifera, Mussaenda parviflora,[4] Mussaenda esquirolii and Uncaria rhynchophylla.[1] The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.

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