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Phyllonorycter laciniatae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter laciniatae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter laciniatae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hokkaidō island of Japan and from the Russian Far East.

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.

References

Phyllonorycter laciniatae Wikipedia