Phyllonorycter scitulella

Phyllonorycter scitulella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine.

Phyllonorycter scitulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. scitulella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter scitulella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis scitulella Duponchel, 1843

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2010-10-22.