Phyllonorycter chiclanella

Phyllonorycter chiclanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain, Portugal and Madeira.

Mine of Phyllonorycter chiclanella

Phyllonorycter chiclanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. chiclanella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter chiclanella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis chiclanella Staudinger, 1859[1]

The larvae feed on Populus alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a mine that is identical to the mine of Phyllonorycter comparella.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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