Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. acerifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Lithocolletis acerifoliella Zeller, 1839 Tinea sylvella Haworth, 1828

Phyllonorycter acerifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Mines on field maple

Larva

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae feed on field maple (Acer campestre) and Tatar maple (Acer tataricum), mining the leaves of their host plant.[1][2]

References

1. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839) maple midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. Kimber, Ian. "15.084 BF362 Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

External links

• Media related to Phyllonorycter acerifoliella at Wikimedia Commons