Phyllonorycter pastorella

Phyllonorycter pastorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. pastorella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter pastorella
(Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pastorella Zeller, 1846

Phyllonorycter pastorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except the British Isles, Greece, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg and the Mediterranean islands), east to Russia, China and Japan.

The wingspan is 8-9.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Populus alba, P. nigra, Salix alba, S. babylonica, Salix × fragilis, S. lanata, S. pentandra, S. purpurea, Salix × sepulcralis, S. triandra and S. viminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Phyllonorycter pastorella (Zeller, 1846)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter pastorella (Zeller, 1846) royal midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 November 2019.


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