Phyllonorycter geniculella

Phyllonorycter geniculella
Larval feeding signs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. geniculella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter geniculella
(Ragonot, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis geniculella Ragonot, 1874

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

The wingspan is about 8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) mining the leaves.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter geniculella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter geniculella (Ragonot, 1874) sycamore midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.


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