Phyllonorycter extincta

Phyllonorycter extincta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tunisia.[1]

Phyllonorycter extincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. extincta
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter extincta
(Deschka, 1974)

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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