Phyllonorycter nepalensis Kumata, 1973

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SUBFAMILY Lithocolletinae
GENUSPhyllonorycter
SPECIES nepalensis
AUTHORKumata, 1973
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhyllonorycter nepalensis n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITYNepal, Kathmandu, Balaju, e.l. Alnus nepalensis, 28.iv.1968, leg. T. Kumata.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Grc-1436♂, EIHU; Paratype 1♂, EIHU.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Kumata, T. 1973. On the genus Phyllonorycter or Lithocolletis from Central Nepal, with descriptions of twelve new species - notes on Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) of Nepal, I. - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 1:1-45, 4 pls.
PAGINATION 23-25, fig. 10A-E, plate 2, fig. D

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Species Distribution

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Nepal   Kumata, T. 1973. On the genus Phyllonorycter or Lithocolletis from Central Nepal, with descriptions of twelve new species - notes on Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) of Nepal, I. - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 1:1-45, 4 pls. 25

Host Plants

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Betulaceae Alnus nepalensis Nepal Kumata, T. 1973. On the genus Phyllonorycter or Lithocolletis from Central Nepal, with descriptions of twelve new species - notes on Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) of Nepal, I. - Insecta Matsumurana, N. S. 1:1-45, 4 pls. 25

*   A rather small, oblong or quadrate blotch-mine on lower surface of leaf, usually placed on space between two lateral veins.