Phyllonorycter ulmi

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

Phyllonorycter ulmi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaido island), Korea and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus japonica, Zelkova serrata and Ulmus laciniata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper surface of the leaves.

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