Phyllonorycter armeniella

Phyllonorycter armeniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known to be from Armenia and Turkey.

Phyllonorycter armeniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. armeniella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter armeniella
(Kuznetzov, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis armeniella Kuznetzov, 1958

The larvae feed on Salix species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

References
  1. Biology and Systematics of the North American Phyllonorycter Leafminers on Salicaceae, with a Synoptic Catalog of the Palearctic Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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