Phyllonorycter splendidus

Phyllonorycter splendidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. splendidus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter splendidus
Deschka, 2013

Phyllonorycter splendidus is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Mexico.[1]

The larvae feed on Platanus lindeniana and Platanus mexicana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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