Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter kamijoi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
Phyllonorycter kamijoi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan and from Korea.
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata and Quercus acutissima. 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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