Phyllonorycter nivalis

Phyllonorycter nivalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nivalis
Deschka, 1986

Phyllonorycter nivalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 3.9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Blattminierende Lepidopteren aus dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten. V.Teil


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