Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta
Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshu island in Japan.
| Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. tritorrhecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta (Meyrick, 1935)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 5–6 mm.
The larvae feed on Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ptychonomous and created on the upper surface of the leaves.
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