Phyllonorycter maculata

Phyllonorycter maculata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū in Japan.[2]

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

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus hirsuta and Alnus matsumurae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine, occurring upon the lower surface of 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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