Phyllonorycter japonica ( Kumata, 1963 )

Kirichenko, Natalia, Triberti, Paolo, Akulov, Evgeniy, Ponomarenko, Margarita, Gorokhova, Svetlana, Sheiko, Viktor, Ohshima, Issei & Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos, 2019, Exploring species diversity and host plant associations of leaf-mining micromoths (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in the Russian Far East using DNA barcoding, Zootaxa 4652 (1), pp. 1-55 : 22

Phyllonorycter japonica ( Kumata, 1963)

( Fig. 4E , 6C , 12D )

Material examined. Russia: PK, Gornotaezhnoe , MTS, 43.69N, 132.15E, 152 m alt., Corylus mandshurica , 24.VII.2016, 1 larva, NK545 , MK 403698 , deposited in INRA; same location and host, 22.VII.2016, 2 males (reared from leaf mine), 36.2 / [4-2016-male] ( Figs 4E , 6C ) , NK-142-16 - 1 A / [4.1-2016-male], deposited in SIF.

Leaf mine. The mine is an elongated whitish blotch above the main vein on the upper side of the leaf ( Fig. 12D ). The mine is initially flat but later gets contracted, with no visible folds on the epidermis. Pupation in the mine.

Trophic specialization. Oligophagous on Betulaceae : Carpinus laxiflora , C. tschonoskii , Corylus heterophylla , C. mandshurica , Ostrya japonica ( De Prins & De Prins 2018) .

Distribution. Russia: RFE—AO, KK, PK ( Baryshnikova 2008, 2016); Japan ( Kumata 1963), Korea ( Kim & Byun 2017).

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FIGURE 4. Forewing pattern of Phyllonorycter spp. from the Russian Far East. (A) Ph. caraganella, host plant Caragana fruticosa, NK- 184-16-9A; (B) Ph. cavella, Betula dahurica, 111.1; (C) Ph. cretata, Quercus mongolica, NK-85-17-4; (D) Ph. issikii, T. mandshurica, NK596; (E) Ph. japonica, Corylus mandshurica, 36.2; (F) Ph. jozanae, Crataegus sp., 44.1; (G) Ph. kisoensis, Alnus hirsuta, 45.1; (H) Ph. pastorella, Salix sp., 49.1; (I) Ph. reduncata, Lonicera maackii, 55.3; (K) Ph. ringoniella, Malus mandshurica, NK-179-16-1A; (L) Ph. similis, Quercus dentata, 42.1; (M) Ph. ulmifoliella, 37.1. Sampling locations: (A) PK, Rakovka, 27.VII.2016; (B, D–M) ibidem, Gornotaezhnoe, 16.VII.2013 (D), 22-25.VII.2016 (B, E–M); (C) SO, Sakhalin Isl., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 12.VII.2017. Scale bars 1 mm.

FIGURE 6. Male genitalia of Caloptilia and Phyllonorycter spp. from the Russian Far East. (A) Caloptilia gloriosa, host plant Acer pseudosieboldianum, genitalia slide [13-male]; (B) Phyllonorycter cavella, Betula dahurica, [11-2016-male]; (C) Ph. japonica, Corylus mandshurica, [4-2016-male]; (D) Ph. jozanae, Crataegus sp. [14Pj-2016-male]; (E) Ph. issikii, T. mandshurica, [NK596-male]. Sampling locations: PK, Gornotaezhnoe, (A–D) 22–25.VII.2016, (E) 21.VIII.2015. Scale bars: (A) 350, (B–E) 200 µm.

FIGURE 12. Mines of Phyllonorycter spp. from the Russian Far East. (A) Ph. cretata, host plant Quercus mongolica; (B) Ph. ermani, B. platyphylla; (C) Ph. issikii, Tilia mandshurica; (D) Ph. japonica, Corylus mandshurica; (E) sampling location of Ph. junoniella; (F) Ph. nigristella, Quercus dentata; (G) Ph. orientalis, Acer pictum; (H) Ph. pastorella, Salix sp. Indications: (m) mine; (t) epidermal tunnel; (l) larva; (p) pupa. Close up: (B) deformation of the leaf due to mines (the view from the upper side); (C, F–H) mine, (E) the bush from that the specimens were collected. Sampling locations: (A–B, F) SO, Sakhalin Isl., Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk, Gagarin’s Park, 11–20.VII.2017; (E) SO, Sakhalin Isl., Susunay mountain range, 14.VII.2017; (C–D, G–H) PK, Gornotaezhnoe, MTS and forest, 22–26.VII.2016.