Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta

Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshu island in Japan.

Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis tritorrhecta Meyrick, 1935

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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