| Phyllonorycter sorbi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. sorbi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter sorbi | |
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Phyllonorycter sorbi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
They have a wingspan of 7–9 mm and body length of 7–8.5 mm. The forewing has four costal and three dorsal white stripes, the inner part has a dark brown border. There is a narrow band at the base of the wing. The pupa is 2.5–3.5 mm long, the cremaster is trapezoidal. [2] P. sorbi, P. oxyacanthae and P. mespilella cannot be reliably separated without genitalia dissection.
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in April and May and again in August. [3]
The larvae feed on Cotoneaster integerrimus , Crataegus , Cydonia , Malus sylvestris , Prunus avium , Prunus padus , Pyrus communis , Sorbus aria , Sorbus aucuparia , Sorbus chamaemespilus , Sorbus domestica , Sorbus intermedia and Sorbus torminalis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [4]
