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Phyllonorycter zelkovae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter zelkovae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter zelkovae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the lower surface of the leaves.

References

Phyllonorycter zelkovae Wikipedia