Phyllonorycter aino

Phyllonorycter aino
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. aino
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter aino
(Kumata, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis aino Kumata, 1963

Phyllonorycter aino is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and Korea.

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Spiraea salicifolia. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaf.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tosio Kumata (1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. Wikidata Q110229260. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Tosio Kumata  (help)