Biology:Phyllocnistis extrematrix
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllocnistis extrematrix | |
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| Phyllocnistis extrematrix pupa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. extrematrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis extrematrix Martynova, 1955[1]
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Phyllocnistis extrematrix is a moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is found widely in central and southern Europe, and in Kazakhstan and the Asian part of Russia;[2][3] it has also recently colonised England, where it was first discovered in Norfolk on 29 July 2025.[4]
The larvae feed on several species of poplar, including Populus balsamifera, Populus × canadensis, Populus nigra, Populus suaveolens and Populus trichocarpa, forming mines which start near the base of the leaf and then work down the leaf petiole and into young stems.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7188712 entry
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