Phyllonorycter orientalis
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| Phyllonorycter orientalis | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. orientalis
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| Phyllonorycter orientalis (Kumata, 1963)[1]
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Phyllonorycter orientalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaido and Kyushu in Japan and from the Russian Far East and Taiwan.[1] The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.[1] The larvae feed as leaf miners on Acer species, including Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer carpinifolium.[1] The mine is situated on the lower surface of the leaf.[1]
