Phyllonorycter nipponicella (Issiki, 1930)

(Fig. 5B)

Material examined. Russia: PK, Gornotaezhnoe, MTS, 43.69N, 132.15E, 152 m alt., Quercus mongolica, 23.VII.2016, 1 female (reared from leaf mine), 58.1 / [8-2016-female] (Fig. 5B), deposited in SIF.

Leaf mine. The mine is similar to Ph. nigristella .

Trophic specialization. Monophagous on Quercus: Q. acutissima, Q. variabilis (Fagaceae) (Kumata 1963; Kumata et al. 1983; Fujihara et al. 2000); Q. mongolica (new record).

Distribution. Russia: RFE—KK, PK, SO (Kuril Islands) (Baryshnikova 2016); Japan (Kumata 1963), Korea (Kumata et al. 1983).