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 | |
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Scientific 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] | |
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The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface, tentiform mine, with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. Pupation takes place within the mine in a cocoon that is almost entirely covered with frass.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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