Biology:Phyllonorycter tenebriosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter tenebriosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. tenebriosa
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter tenebriosa
(Kumata, 1967)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis tenebriosa Kumata, 1967

Phyllonorycter tenebriosa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the island of Honshū in Japan .[2]

The wingspan is 6-6.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Corylus heterophylla. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189284 entry