Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. tritorrhecta |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta (Meyrick, 1935)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshu island in Japan.
The wingspan is 5–6 mm.
The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper surface of the leaves.
References
- ^ Taxonomic Studies On The Lithocolletinae Of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae)
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