| Phyllonorycter tenerella | |
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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. tenerella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter tenerella (
de Joannis, 1915)
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Phyllonorycter tenerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to north-western Russia and Ukraine.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again from July to August. [2]
The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKMoths
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
 | This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Phyllonorycter tenerella | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. tenerella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter tenerella (
de Joannis, 1915)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Phyllonorycter tenerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to north-western Russia and Ukraine.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again from July to August. [2]
The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKMoths
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
|
| This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |