Phyllonorycter takagii
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Phyllonorycter takagii (Kumata, 1963)[1]
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Phyllonorycter takagii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Honshū in Japan and from the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine, situated between two veins on the underside of the leaf.
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