Phyllonorycter platani

Phyllonorycter platani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe, the Near East and the eastern Palearctic ecozone, as well as California in the United States.

Mining in a Platanus leaf
Damage
Pupa

Phyllonorycter platani
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. platani
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter platani
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter felinella Heinrich, 1920
  • Phyllonorycter felinelle Heinrich, 1920

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The moth flies in two generations from mid-June to November. .

The larvae feed on Platanus.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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