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Phyllonorycter rostrispinosa

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter rostrispinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. rostrispinosa
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rostrispinosa
(Kumata, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis rostrispinosa Kumata, 1967

Phyllonorycter rostrispinosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Kyūshū and Honshū in Japan.

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus serrata, Quercus acutissima and Quercus variabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter rostrispinosa


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