Phyllonorycter juglandicola

Phyllonorycter juglandicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[1]

Phyllonorycter juglandicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. juglandicola
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter juglandicola
(Kuznetzov, 1975)

The larvae feed on Juglans regia. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". www.gracillariidae.net.


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