Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta ( Meyrick, 1935 )

Kim, Da-Som, Oh, Jae-In & Byun, Bong-Kyu, 2024, The checklist of leaf-mining moths Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) of Korea with description of two new species and nine newly recorded species, Zootaxa 5397 (3), pp. 397-417 : 412

28. Phyllonorycter tritorrhecta ( Meyrick, 1935)

( Figs 2b , 5b )

Lithocolletis tritorrhecta Meyrick, 1935: 596 . TL: Honshū , Japan. TD: NHMUK (Syntypes).

Adult ( Fig. 2b ). Forewing length 3.0 mm.

Male genitalia. Unknown.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 5b ).

Material examined. [ GG] 3♀, Rest Area , Korea National Arboretum, Gwangneung, 22 vii 2019 (leg. YM Shin), gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5652 , 5653 -coll. KNAE.

Distribution. Korea (new record), Japan.

Host plants. Quercus mongolica [ Fagaceae ] in Korea. Zelkova serrata Makino [ Ulmaceae ] in Japan ( Kumata 1963b; De Prins & De Prins 2006 –2023).

Remarks. This species reared from Quercus mongolica ( Fagaceae ) in this study.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Adults of Phyllonorycter spp. a, P. sorbicola (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5651); b, P. tritorrhecta (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5634); c, P. zelkovae (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5634). (Scale bars = 2 mm).

FIGURE 5. Female genitalia of Phyllonorycter spp. a, P. sorbicola (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5651); b, P. tritorrhecta (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5634); c, P. zelkovae (gen. slide no. HNUSEL-5634). (Scale bars = 0.5 mm).