Phyllonorycter styracis

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

Phyllonorycter styracis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyūshū, Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Styrax japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part I
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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