Phyllonorycter sorbicola
| Phyllonorycter sorbicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. sorbicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter sorbicola (Kumata, 1963)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter sorbicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Shikoku) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Sorbus matsumurana, Sorbus commixta, Sorbus alnifolia, Prunus avium, Malus pumila and Malus asiatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaf.
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