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Phyllonorycter persimilis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter persimilis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter persimilis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō in Japan.

The larvae feed on Quercus dentata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Phyllonorycter persimilis Wikipedia