Phyllonorycter ermani
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Phyllonorycter ermani (Kumata, 1963)[1]
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Phyllonorycter ermani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaidō in Japan and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus maximowiczii and Betula ermanii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine on the space between two veins of the lower surface of the leaves.
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