Phyllobrostis fregenella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Phyllobrostis |
Species: | P. fregenella |
Binomial name | |
Phyllobrostis fregenella Hartig, 1941 | |
Phyllobrostis fregenella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. [1] [2] It is found in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia) and in Southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, southern France, Corsica, mainland Italy, Sicily). [2] [3]
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. [3]