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Phyllonorycter deschkai

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter deschkai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. deschkai
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter deschkai
Triberti, 2007

Phyllonorycter deschkai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Alps on altitudes between 500 and 1,750 meters.

There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Amelanchier ovalis, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Cotoneaster nebrodensis, Sorbus aria and Sorbus chamaemespilus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter deschkai


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