Phyllonorycter muelleriella

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Phyllonorycter muelleriella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. muelleriella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter muelleriella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis muelleriellaZeller, 1839
  • Elachista amyotellaDuponchel, 1840

Phyllonorycter muelleriella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.

The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in). Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations per year. [2]

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris , Quercus petraea , Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Phyllonorycter muelleriella (Zeller, 1839)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ UKmoths
  3. ↑ "Phyllonorycter muelleriella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2013.


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