Phyllonorycter juglandis
| Phyllonorycter juglandis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. juglandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter juglandis (Kumata, 1963)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter juglandis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō).[2]
The wingspan is 6.5–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Juglans ailanthifolia and Pterocarya rhoifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine, situated between two veins or rarely along the margin of the lower surface of the leaves.
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