Phyllonorycter raikhonae

Phyllonorycter raikhonae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tajikistan.[1]

Phyllonorycter raikhonae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. raikhonae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter raikhonae
Noreika, 1993

The larvae feed on Lonicera species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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


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