Phyllonorycter pulchra (Kumata, 1963)

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SUBFAMILY Lithocolletinae
GENUSPhyllonorycter
SPECIES pulchra
AUTHOR(Kumata, 1963)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONLithocolletis pulchra, sp. nov.
TYPE LOCALITYJapan, Kyūshū, Hikosan.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, ELKU; Paratypes 1♀, ELKU, 1♂ and 1♀, genitalia slides Grc-215♂, 200♀, EIHU.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Kumata, T. 1963c. Taxonomic studies of the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II. - Insecta Matsumurana 26(1):1-48.
PAGINATION 9-11, fig. 6

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Japan Kyūshū Kumata, T. 1963c. Taxonomic studies of the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II. - Insecta Matsumurana 26(1):1-48. 10
Japan Honshū Kumata, T. 1966b. Notes on some Lithocolletis-moths occurring in Japan (Lep., Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana 29(1):21-22. 22
Taiwan, Province of China   Kuroko, H. 1978. A new species of nepticulid moth from Japan (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). - Akitu, N. S. 18:1-6. 6

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Rosaceae Rubus illecebrosus Japan Kumata, T. 1963c. Taxonomic studies of the Lithocolletinae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Part II. - Insecta Matsumurana 26(1):1-48. 10
Rosaceae Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus Japan Kumata, T. 1966b. Notes on some Lithocolletis-moths occurring in Japan (Lep., Gracillariidae). - Insecta Matsumurana 29(1):21-22. 22
Rosaceae Rubus sp. Taiwan Kuroko, H. 1978. A new species of nepticulid moth from Japan (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae). - Akitu, N. S. 18:1-6. 6

*   Leaf mine into the inter-parenchyma of the leaves.