Phyllonorycter turugisana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. turugisana |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter turugisana (Kumata, 1963)[1] |
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Phyllonorycter turugisana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Sikoku, Kyusyu and Hokkaidio).
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Carpinus cordata, Carpinus laxiflora and Ostrya japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.