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Phyllonorycter zelkovae

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

Phyllonorycter zelkovae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the lower surface of the leaves.

References

  1. ^ Taxonomic Studies On The Lithocolletinae Of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae)


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