Phyllonorycter celtidis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaido and Kyushu, Japan.[1]
Phyllonorycter celtidis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. celtidis |
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Phyllonorycter celtidis (Kumata, 1963)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm (0.26–0.28 in).[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Celtis sinensis and Celtis jessoensis.[1] The mine is ptychonomous and located on the lower surface of the leaves.[1]
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