Phyllonorycter takagii

Phyllonorycter takagii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Honshū in Japan and from the Russian Far East.[2]

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

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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