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) | |
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Phyllonorycter juglandis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaidō island in Japan.
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)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Phyllonorycter juglandis |
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