Lime Leafminer

Phyllonorycter issikii

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae

The lime leaf miner (Phyllonorycter issikii) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to Japan, Korea and eastern Russia, but was probably introduced to eastern Europe around 1970. It is now widespread in the Czech Republic and Slovakia and is expanding its range in Hungary and Germany.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Lime Leafminer

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