Phyllonorycter kurokoi

Phyllonorycter kurokoi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyushu island of Japan.[1]

Phyllonorycter kurokoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. kurokoi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter kurokoi
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis kurokoi Kumata, 1963

The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Acer mono.[1] The mine is situated on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.