Phyllonorycter uchidai | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. uchidai |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter uchidai (Kumata, 1963)[1] |
|
Synonyms | |
|
Phyllonorycter uchidai is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido).
The wingspan is 6-7 mm.
The larvae feed on Sorbus alnifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the upper surface of the leaf.