Phyllonorycter harrisella

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Phyllonorycter harrisella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. harrisella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter harrisella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena harrisellaLinnaeus, 1761
  • Tinea cramerellaFabricius, 1777

Phyllonorycter harrisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

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Larval mine

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining white; three posterior costal and two dorsal dark fuscous strigulae, anteriorly more or less margined suffusedly with brownish-ochreous, apex brownish-ochreous, enclosing a round black apical dot; an ill-defined dark hook in apical cilia. Hindwings are light grey. [1]


Adults are on wing in May and June and again in autumn.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris , Quercus cerris austriaca, Quercus dalechampii , Quercus faginea , Quercus frainetto , Quercus macranthera , Quercus petraea , Quercus pontica , Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur . 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