Phyllonorycter pygmaea: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Phyllonorycter
Species
Phyllonorycter pygmaea
Scientific Name
Phyllonorycter pygmaea

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Phyllonorycter pygmaea

Phyllonorycter pygmaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō, Kyūshū, Shikoku and Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus crispula, Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Phyllonorycter pygmaea in languages:

Japanese
ヒメキンモンホソガ
Korean
꼬마신갈가는나방

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