Phyllonorycter styracis

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

Phyllonorycter styracis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyūshū, Japan.^[2]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Styrax japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References

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[1] Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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