Phyllonorycter aino

Phyllonorycter aino is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Hokkaido in Japan and Korea.[1]

Phyllonorycter aino
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. aino
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter aino
(Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis aino Kumata, 1963

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Spiraea salicifolia.[1] The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]

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