Phyllonorycter zelkovae

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

Phyllonorycter zelkovae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honsyu and Kyusyu).

The wingspan is 6-7 mm.

The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the lower surface of the leaves.

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