Phyllonorycter ringoniella

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

Phyllonorycter ringoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ringoniella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ringoniella
(Matsumura, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ringoniella Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Malus pumila, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus mandshurica, Malus sieboldii, Malus toringo, Prunus avium, Prunus salicina and Pyrus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the space between two veins of the lower surface of the leaf.

References
  1. Taxonomic Studies On The Lithocolletinae Of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae)


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