Phyllonorycter nevadensis

Phyllonorycter nevadensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Spain.

Phyllonorycter nevadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. nevadensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nevadensis
Walsingham, 1908[1]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus decorticans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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