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Phyllonorycter medicaginella

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Species of moth

Phyllonorycter medicaginella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. medicaginella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter medicaginella
(Gerasimov, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis medicaginella Gerasimov, 1930

Phyllonorycter medicaginella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Denmark and Poland to Belgium, the Alps, Bulgaria and Ukraine.

The larvae feed on Medicago falcata, Medicago lupulina, Medicago sativa, Melilotus alba, Melilotus officinalis, Ononis spinosa, Trifolium dubium, Trifolium campestre and Trifolium repens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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


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