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Phyllonorycter lautella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. lautella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter lautella (Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
Lithocolletis lautella Zeller, 1846 Lithocolletis irmella N. Palm, 1947

Phyllonorycter lautella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Mediterranean islands.

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The head is black, face leaden -metallic. Antennae with apex white. Forewings ochreous-orange or golden -brown ; a silvery-white black-edged median streak from base to 2/3 and central sometimes interrupted fascia ; two costal and two dorsal posterior triangular silvery white spots, edged with black anteriorly and dorsal posteriorly.

There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.

The larvae feed on Quercus dalechamii, Quercus petraea and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
3. UKmoths
4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

External links

• Lepiforum.de
• UK Moths

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