Phyllonorycter yakusimensis
Species of moth
Phyllonorycter yakusimensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. yakusimensis |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter yakusimensis (Kumata, 1967)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Phyllonorycter yakusimensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Kyūshū in Japan.[2]
The wingspan is 9-9.5 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Rhododendron tashiroi. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ a b New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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