Phyllonorycter sp. 2 ( cf. malicola Kuznetzov)

Material examined. Russia: PK, Gornotaezhnoe, forest around MTS, 43.68N, 132.15E, 224 m alt., Malus mandshurica, 25.VII.2016, 1 larva, NK534 , MK 403676, deposited in INRA.

Leaf mine. Mine similar to Ph. ringoniella . Pupation in the mine.

Trophic specialization. Monophagous on Malus mandshurica (Rosaceae) .

Distribution. Russia: RFE—PK.

Remarks. BIN of unknown species—BOLD: ADF3338. In East Asia, three Malus -feeding Phyllonorycter are known: Ph. malicola Kuznetzov, Ph. ringoniella (Matsumura) and Ph. sorbicola (Kumata) (De Prins & De Prins 2018) . No DNA barcodes exist in BOLD for Ph. malicola Kuznetzov. DNA barcod of Phyllonorycter sp. 2 does not match the other two species. The nearest neighbor to Phyllonorycter sp. 2 is Ph. ringoniella, with minimum genetic distance 3.3% (Table 2). The divergence with the Ph. sorbicola reaches 9.4% (Table 2). Our specimen may possibly represent Ph. malicola that is known to develop in RFE on M. mandshurica (Kuznetzov 1979b) .