Phyllonorycter jezoniella

Phyllonorycter jezoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu) and the Russian Far East.

Phyllonorycter jezoniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. jezoniella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter jezoniella
(Matsumura, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis jezoniella Matsumura, 1931

The larvae feed on Acer mono. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and is situated in the centre of the lower surface of the leaf.

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