Phyllonorycter ringoniella (Matsumura, 1931)

Kirichenko, N. I., Akulov, E. N., Triberti, P. & Ponomarenko, M. G., 2017, New records of the leaf mining Gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Asian part of Russia, Far Eastern Entomologist 346, pp. 1-12 : 8

Phyllonorycter ringoniella (Matsumura, 1931)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Krasnoyarsk krai, Minusinsk, village

Opytnoe pole, orchard plantation (mostly Malus spp. ), pheromone trap (with pheromone of San Jose scale, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock ), 02.VIII

2016, 8♂, E. Akulov; Krasnoyarsk, V. M. Krutovsky botanical garden, pheromone trap (with pheromone of oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta ), 13. VII 2014,

26.VIII 2016, 10♂, E. Akulov; Krasnoyarsk , Studgorodok, dacha community “Pobeda”, pheromone trap ( G. molesta ), 05.VIII.2014, 4 ♂, E. Akulov; Krasnoyarsk ,

Vetlujanka district, Dacha community «КZК-2», pheromone trap ( G. molesta ), 13. VII

2016, 2♂, E. Akulov.

DIAGNOSIS. Triberti (2007) proposed a group for Ph. ringoniella only. Forewing pattern as in the blancardella group, with basal streak and four costal and three dorsal strigulae. Male genitalia simple, valvae without any basal process; the main character is localized in the apex of valve of the male genitalia, bearing variously modified setae. Female genitalia with signum formed by a sclerotized,

elongate plate with an irregular, more sclerotized central area with many minute spines.

DISTRIBUTION. Russia: * Krasnoyarsk krai; Amur region, Primorskii krai ,

Sakhalin (Ermolaev, 1977), South Kuril region (Baryshnikova, 2008); China, South

Korea, Japan (De Prins & De Prins, 2017).

HOST PLANTS. Oligophagous species on Rosaceae ( Malus , Prunus , Pyrus ). In

China, Korea and Japan: Malus baccata (inc. varieties), M. domestica , M. pumila ,

M. sieboldii , M. toringo , Malus sp. , Prunus padus ( Padus avium), P. salicina , Pyrus

sp. (De Prins & De Prins, 2017). In the Russian Far East: Malus baccata (Kumata et al., 1983) , M. mandshurica (Ermolaev, 1977) . No host plant data from Siberia because we collected specimens from pheromone traps.

Figures

Figs 5, 6. Male genitalia (ventral view). 5 – Phyllonorycter ringoniella, gen. slide no. NK-191-15♂; 6 – Ph. sorbi, gen. slide no. NK-191-15♂. Scale bars = 150μm (5), 140μm (6).