Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Dendrorycter marmaroides | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dendrorycter Rank Species | |
Dendrorycter marmaroides is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from HokkaidÅ island of Japan.
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.
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