Phyllobrostis fregenella

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Phyllobrostis fregenella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Phyllobrostis
Species:
P. fregenella
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis fregenella
Hartig, 1940

Phyllobrostis fregenella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Morocco, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, mainland Italy and Sicily.

The wingspan is 6.2–7.5 mm for males and 8–9.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Daphne gnidium . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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