Phyllonorycter rubicola
| Phyllonorycter rubicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. rubicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter rubicola Kumata, 1973[1] | |
Phyllonorycter rubicola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Nepal.[2]
The wingspan is about 6 mm.
The larvae feed on Rubus paniculatus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a rather large, irregularly star-like mine occurring upon the upper surface of the leaf. The upper epidermis of the leaf on the mining part is brownish and somewhat orbicularly swollen in the centre where pupation takes place.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 21, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.