Phyllonorycter nipponicella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū island of Japan, and from Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]
| Phyllonorycter nipponicella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. nipponicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter nipponicella | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima and Quercus variabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ↑ Kumata, Tosio (April 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 25 (2): 53–90. hdl:2115/9688. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
 | This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |