Biology:Phyllobrostis fregenella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllobrostis fregenella
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Phyllobrostis
Species:
P. fregenella
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis fregenella
Hartig, 1941

Phyllobrostis fregenella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family.[1][2] It is found in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia) and in Southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, southern France, Corsica, mainland Italy, Sicily).[2][3]

The wingspan is 6.2–7.5 mm for males and 8–9.5 mm for females. The larvae feed on Daphne gnidium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. "Phyllobrostis fregenella Hartig, 1941". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/241678. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Savela, Markku. "Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/yponomeutoidea/lyonetiidae/lyonetiinae/phyllobrostis/#fregenella. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mey, Wolfram (2006). "Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 53 (1): 114–147. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200600012. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7188660 entry