Phyllonorycter similis Kumata, 1982

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 : 29

Phyllonorycter similis Kumata, 1982

( Figs 4L , 8C )

Material examined. Russia: PK, Gornotaezhnoe , forest around MTS, 43.68N, 132.17E, 224 m alt., Quercus dentata , 22.VII.2016, 1 larva, NK593 , MK 403702 , deposited in INRA; same location, host and date, 1 male (reared from leaf mine), 42.1 / [8Psim-2016-male] ( Fig. 4L , 8C ), deposited in SIF; same location, Q. mongolica , 23.VII.2016, 1 larva, NK592 , MK 403692 , deposited in INRA.

Leaf mine. The mine is similar to other Phyllonorycter species, on the lower side of the leaf. Pupation in the mine.

Trophic specialization. Monophagous on Quercus : Q. acutissima , Q. cerris , Q. crispula , Q. dentate, Q. mongolica , Q. serrata (Fagaceae) ( Kumata 1982; De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Distribution. Russia: RFE—AO, KK, PK ( Baryshnikova & Dubatolov 2007; Baryshnikova 2016); Japan, Korea ( Kumata 1982).

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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 8. Male genitalia of Phyllonorycter and Cameraria spp. from the Russian Far East. (A) Ph. reduncata, host plant Lonicera maackii, [23Pr-2016-male]; (B) Ph. ringoniella, Malus mandshurica, [10Prin-2016-male]; (C) Ph. similis, Quercus dentata, [8Psim-2016-male]; (D) Ph. ulmifoliella [15Pu-2016-male]; (E) Cameraria niphonica, Acer pseudosieboldianum, [1Cn-2016-male]. Sampling location: Gornotaezhnoe, Primorskii Krai, 22–26.VII.2016. Scale bars: (A–D) 200, (E) 250 µm.