Phyllonorycter bifurcata

Phyllonorycter bifurcata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Kyūshū, Shikoku and Tusima in Japan.[2]

Phyllonorycter bifurcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. bifurcata
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter bifurcata
(Kumata, 1967)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis bifurcata Kumata, 1967

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Celtis jessoensis and Celtis sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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