Phyllonorycter dakekanbae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Hokkaidō island in Japan and the Russian Far East.[2]
| Phyllonorycter dakekanbae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. dakekanbae
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| Phyllonorycter dakekanbae (Kumata, 1963)[1]
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The wingspan is about 7.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula ermanii and Betula platyphylla var. japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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