Phyllonorycter suberifoliella

Phyllonorycter suberifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula to Greece.

Phyllonorycter suberifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. suberifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter suberifoliella
(Zeller, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis suberifoliella Zeller, 1850

There are at least two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex and Quercus suber. 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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