Phyllonorycter kurokoi

Phyllonorycter kurokoi
Scientific classification
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

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

The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer mono. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is situated on the lower surface of the leaf.

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