Phyllonorycter distentella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Germany to Portugal, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
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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. distentella
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| Phyllonorycter distentella | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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