''Phyllonorycter valentina'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from the
Russian Far East.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The larvae feed on '' Ulmus'' species, including '' Ulmus propinqua'' and ''Ulmus macrocarpa
''Ulmus macrocarpa'' Hance, the large-fruited elm, is a deciduous tree or large shrub endemic to the Far East excluding Japan. It is notable for its tolerance of drought and extreme cold and is the predominant vegetation on the dunes of the Khorc ...
''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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the leaves of their host plant.
References
valentina
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1981
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