Phyllonorycter nivalis

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Phyllonorycter nivalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nivalis
Deschka, 1986

Phyllonorycter nivalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey. [1]

The length of the forewings is about 3.9 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

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