Phyllonorycter ginnalae

Phyllonorycter ginnalae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. ginnalae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ginnalae
(Ermolaev, 1981)

Phyllonorycter ginnalae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Russian Far East and Honshū island of Japan.[1]

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer ginnala. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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