Phyllonorycter pulchra

Phyllonorycter pulchra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Kyushu and Honshu in Japan and from Taiwan.

Phyllonorycter pulchra
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P. pulchra
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter pulchra
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pulchra Kumata, 1963

The wingspan is 6.5–7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Rubus illecebrosus and Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva mines into the inter-parenchyma of the leaves.

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