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Phyllonorycter acutissimae

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter acutissimae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku) and Korea. The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus aliena, Quercus crispula, Quercus mongolica, Quercus serrata and Quercus variabilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a ptychonomous leaf mine on the lower surface of the leaves.
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Prey / Diet

Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut)[1]
Quercus acutissima (Sawthorn Oak)[1]
Quercus mongolica (Mongolian Oak)[1]
Quercus serrata (Konara oak)[1]
Quercus variabilis (Chinese Cork Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0