Phyllonorycter coryli

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Phyllonorycter coryli
Phyllonorycter coryli, Trawscoed, North Wales, May 2017 (34269952420).jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. coryli
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter coryli
(Nicelli, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis coryliNicelli, 1851

Phyllonorycter coryli, or nut leaf blister moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are golden-ochreous, often fuscous-tinged, first costal spot dark-margined posteriorly. The larva is pale yellowish; dorsal line dark green; head pale brown. [1] [2]

The larvae feed on Corylus avellana , Corylus colurna , Corylus maxima and Ostrya carpinifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  2. ↑ Kuznetsov V.I., 1990 Gracillariidae ; in G.S. Medvedev (ed.): Keys to the insects of the europaean part of the USSR, Vol.IV: Lepidoptera, part 2 (english translation), Oxonian Press Pvt.Ltd., New Dehli, 1987


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