Phyllonorycter laciniatae

Phyllonorycter laciniatae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. laciniatae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter laciniatae
(Kumata, 1967)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis laciniatae Kumata, 1967

Phyllonorycter laciniatae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō) and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus japonica, Ulmus laciniata, Ulmus propinqua and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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