Hyloconis puerariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and the Russian Far East.[1]
| Hyloconis puerariae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Hyloconis |
| Species: | H. puerariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyloconis puerariae Kumata, 1963[1]
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The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Pueraria lobata, Lespedeza bicolor, Amphicarpaea bracteata and Amphicarpaea edgeworthii var. japonica.[1] The mine is orthogenous, entirely flat and found on the lower surface of the leaf.[1] The cocoon is orbicular in form, white and spun in the centre of the mine-cavity.[1]
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