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Phyllonorycter dubitella

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter dubitella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. dubitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter dubitella
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis dubitella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855

Phyllonorycter dubitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and June and again in August.

The larvae feed on Salix caprea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter dubitella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter dubitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) southern midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter dubitella


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