Phyllonorycter kusdasi

Phyllonorycter kusdasi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Mediterranean region from Spain to Turkey.

Phyllonorycter kusdasi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. kusdasi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter kusdasi
Deschka, 1970[1]

There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. 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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