Phyllonorycter persimilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū and Hokkaidō in Japan.[1]
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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. persimilis
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| Phyllonorycter persimilis Fujihara, Sato & Kumata, 2001
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The larvae feed on Quercus dentata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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