Phyllonorycter uchidai

Phyllonorycter uchidai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaido island of Japan.

Phyllonorycter uchidai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. uchidai
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter uchidai
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis uchidai Kumata, 1963
  • Phyllonorycter uchidae Kuznetzov, 1999

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Sorbus alnifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and located on the upper surface of the leaf.

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


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