Phyllonorycter celtidis

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

Phyllonorycter celtidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaido and Kyushu, Japan.

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm (0.26–0.28 in).

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Celtis sinensis and Celtis jessoensis. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaves.

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)