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Phyllonorycter ostryae

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Species of moth

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

Phyllonorycter ostryae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaidō island of Japan.

The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ostrya japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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


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