Phyllonorycter platani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The moth is found in Europe, the Near East and the eastern Palearctic realm, as well as California in the United States.
| Phyllonorycter platani | |
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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. platani
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| Phyllonorycter platani Staudinger, 1870
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The wingspan is 8–10 mm. It flies in two generations from mid-June to November. [1].
The larvae feed on Platanus.
Notes edit
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllonorycter platani.
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Phyllonorycter platani at UKmoths
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