Phyllonorycter orientalis

Phyllonorycter orientalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaido and Kyushu in Japan and from the Russian Far East and Taiwan.^[1]

Phyllonorycter orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. orientalis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter orientalis (Kumata, 1963)[1]
Synonyms
Lithocolletis orientalis Kumata, 1963

The wingspan is 5.5–6 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Acer species, including Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer carpinifolium.^[1] The mine is situated on the lower surface of the leaf.^[1]