Phyllonorycter turanica

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Phyllonorycter turanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. turanica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter turanica
(Gerasimov, 1931) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis turanicaGerasimov, 1931

Phyllonorycter turanica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Afghanistan, North Macedonia, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Caucasus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. [2]

There are up to five generations per year.

The larvae feed on Cerasus , Crataegus laciniata , Cydonia species (including Cydonia oblonga ), Malus species (including Malus domestica ), Prunus dulcis and Pyrus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They feed mainly on parechymatous tissue below the upper leaf surface, leaving the veins and upper cuticle intact. Full-grown larvae overwinter in fallen leaves. [3]

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