Phyllonorycter dubitella

Phyllonorycter dubitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

Phyllonorycter dubitella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. dubitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter dubitella
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis dubitella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855

The wingspan is about 8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and June and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix caprea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter dubitella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter dubitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) southern midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
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