Phyllonorycter persimilis

Phyllonorycter persimilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō in Japan.[1]

Phyllonorycter persimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. persimilis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter persimilis
Fujihara, Sato & Kumata, 2001
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter presimilis Kogi, 2005

The larvae feed on Quercus dentata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.