Phyllonorycter turugisana
| Phyllonorycter turugisana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. turugisana |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter turugisana (Kumata, 1963)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter turugisana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Shikoku, Kyushu and Hokkaido in Japan.
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
The larvae feed on Carpinus cordata, Carpinus laxiflora and Ostrya japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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