Phyllonorycter delitella

Phyllonorycter delitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from southern Germany to Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania.

Phyllonorycter delitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. delitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter delitella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista delitella Duponchel, 1843

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, lower-surface, tentiform mine, with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. The upperside of the mine is mostly entirely eaten out. The pupa is located in the mine in a silken cocoon, that is attached to the mine at its upper and lower side. The frass is deposited along the sides of the cocoon.[2]

References
  1. "Phyllonorycter delitella (Duponchel, 1843)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "Phyllonorycter delitella (Duponchel, 1843)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved October 21, 2010.


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