Phyllonorycter celtidis

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

Phyllonorycter celtidis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Hokkaido and Kyushu, Japan.

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm (0.26–0.28 in).

The larvae feed on Celtis sinensis and Celtis jessoensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaves.

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