Phyllonorycter cocciferella

Phyllonorycter cocciferella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.

Phyllonorycter cocciferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. cocciferella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cocciferella
(Mendes, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis cocciferella Mendes, 1910
  • Coriscium cocciferellum

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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