Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter | |
Scientific name Phyllonorycter acutissimae Similar Phyllonorycter abrasella, Phyllonorycter pastorella, Phyllonorycter issikii, Lithocolletinae, Phyllonorycter | ||
Phyllonorycter acutissimae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku) and Korea.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus aliena, Quercus crispula, Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine on the lower surface of the leaves.
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