Phyllonorycter juglandis
Phyllonorycter juglandis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaidō island in Japan.[2]
| Phyllonorycter juglandis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. juglandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter juglandis (Kumata, 1963)[1] | |
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The wingspan of this moth is 6.5–8 mm. The larvae feed on Juglans ailanthifolia and Pterocarya rhoifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Kumata, Tosio (April 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I". Insects Matsumurana. 25 (2): 53–90.
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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