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Phyllonorycter viburni

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

Phyllonorycter viburni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5-8.5 mm.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Viburnum dilatatum, Viburnum erosum and Viburnum wrightii.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tosio Kumata (August 1963). "Taxonomic studies on the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera : Gracillariidae) Part 2" (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana. 26 (1): 1–48. hdl:2115/9698. ISSN 0020-1804. Wikidata Q110229260.