Phyllonorycter scitulella

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Phyllonorycter scitulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. scitulella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter scitulella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis scitulella Duponchel, 1843

Phyllonorycter scitulella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine.

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2010-10-22.