Phyllonorycter ginnalae

Phyllonorycter ginnalae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East and Honshū island of Japan.[1]

Phyllonorycter ginnalae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ginnalae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ginnalae
(Ermolaev, 1981)

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer ginnala. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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