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Phyllonorycter juglandis

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Species of moth

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

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

  1. Kumata, Tosio (April 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I". Insects Matsumurana. 25 (2): 53–90.
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter juglandis


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