Phyllonorycter ulmi

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

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

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, Ulmus japonica, Zelkova serrata and Ulmus laciniata. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper 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)