Phyllonorycter tenebriosa

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

Phyllonorycter tenebriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. tenebriosa
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter tenebriosa
(Kumata, 1967)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis tenebriosa Kumata, 1967

The wingspan is 6-6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Corylus heterophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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