Phyllonorycter iranica

Phyllonorycter iranica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Iran.[1]

Phyllonorycter iranica
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P. iranica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter iranica
Deschka, 1979

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small mine on the underside of the leaf.

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