Phyllonorycter valentina

Phyllonorycter valentina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Ulmus species, including Ulmus propinqua and Ulmus macrocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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