Dendrorycter marmaroides
| Dendrorycter marmaroides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Dendrorycter |
| Species: | D. marmaroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrorycter marmaroides Kumata, 1978[1] | |
Dendrorycter marmaroides is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō).[2]
The wingspan is 7-8.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus hirsuta and Alnus japonica. They mine the stem of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long linear mine, just beneath the surface along the axis of the young stem or branch.