Phyllonorycter aino

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

Phyllonorycter aino is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido) and Korea.

The wingspan is 5.5-6 mm.

The larvae feed on Spiraea salicifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaf.

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