Phyllonorycter kamijoi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. kamijoi |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter kamijoi (Kumata, 1963) | |
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Phyllonorycter kamijoi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan and from Korea.
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata and Quercus acutissima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Phyllonorycter kamijoi |
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