Misplaced Pages

Phyllonorycter maculata

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of moth

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

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

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus hirsuta and Alnus matsumurae.

References

  1. Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter maculata


Stub icon

This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Phyllonorycter maculata Add topic