Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey.[1]
| Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae | |
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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. pyrispinosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae Deschka, 1986
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The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Pyrus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf. It is oval in shape.
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