Phyllonorycter hikosana

Phyllonorycter hikosana is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyūshū island of Japan.[2]

Phyllonorycter hikosana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. hikosana
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter hikosana
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis hikosana Kumata, 1963

The larvae feed on Carpinus tschonoskii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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