| Phyllonorycter geniculella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. geniculella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter geniculella | |
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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
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter geniculella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter geniculella (Ragonot, 1874) sycamore midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
External links
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| Phyllonorycter geniculella | |
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|
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| Larval feeding signs | |
|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. geniculella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter geniculella | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter geniculella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter geniculella (Ragonot, 1874) sycamore midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
External links
-
Media related to
Phyllonorycter geniculella at Wikimedia Commons
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| This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |