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Phyllonorycter geniculella

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter geniculella
Larval feeding signs
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. geniculella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter geniculella
(Ragonot, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis geniculella Ragonot, 1874

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.

The larvae feed on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) mining the leaves.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter geniculella". ukmoths. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter geniculella (Ragonot, 1874) sycamore midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter geniculella


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