Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter ostryae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
Phyllonorycter ostryae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from HokkaidÅ island of Japan.
The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Ostrya japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine, occurring along the margin on the underside of the leaf.
References
Phyllonorycter ostryae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA