Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter styracis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
Phyllonorycter styracis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Kyūshū, Japan.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Styrax japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous mine on the upperside of the leaf.
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