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