Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. tritorrhecta |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta (Meyrick, 1935)[1] |
|
Synonyms | |
|
Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honsyu).
The wingspan is 5-6 mm.
The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper surface of the leaves.