Biology:Phyllonorycter ulmi

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter ulmi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ulmi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ulmi
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ulmi Kumata, 1963

Phyllonorycter ulmi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido island), Korea and the Russian Far East.[1]

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus japonica, Zelkova serrata and Ulmus laciniata.[1] The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper surface of the leaves.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10805616 entry