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Phyllonorycter celtidis

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Species of moth

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

Phyllonorycter celtidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaido and Kyushu, Japan.

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm (0.26–0.28 in).

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Celtis sinensis and Celtis jessoensis. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaves.

References

  1. ^ Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter celtidis


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