Phyllonorycter turugisana

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

Phyllonorycter turugisana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Shikoku, Kyushu and Hokkaido in Japan.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Carpinus cordata, Carpinus laxiflora and Ostrya japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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