Phyllonorycter juglandis

Phyllonorycter juglandis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaidō island in Japan.[2]

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

The wingspan of this moth is 6.5–8 mm. The larvae feed on Juglans ailanthifolia and Pterocarya rhoifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine, situated between two veins or rarely along the margin of the lower surface of the leaves.

References
  1. Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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