Phyllonorycter yakusimensis (Kumata, 1967)
| SUBFAMILY | Lithocolletinae |
| GENUS | Phyllonorycter |
| SPECIES | yakusimensis |
| AUTHOR | (Kumata, 1967) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Lithocolletis yakusimensis, sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Japan, Kyūshū, Yaku-sima, Kosugidani, e.l. Rhododendron tishiroi 10.vi.1965, leg. T. Kumata. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 30°20'0" Longitude: 130°30'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Grc-1311♂, EIHU; Paratypes 11♂ and 15♀, EIHU. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Kumata, T. 1967. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana 29(2):59–72. |
| PAGINATION | 64–65, fig. 4; pl. 8, fig. 4 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Japan | Kyūshū (Yaku-sima) | Kumata, T. 1967. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana 29(2):59–72. | 64 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Ericaceae | Rhododendron tashiroi | Japan | Kumata, T. 1967. New or little-known species of the genus Lithocolletis occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana 29(2):59–72. | 64 |
