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, 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]

References

  1. "Phyllobrostis fregenella Hartig, 1941". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Mey, Wolfram (2006). "Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 53 (1): 114–147. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200600012.