Biology:Phyllonorycter orientalis

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Phyllonorycter orientalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaido and Kyushu in Japan and from the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Acer species, including Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer carpinifolium.[1] The mine is situated on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189179 entry