Biology:Phyllonorycter abrasella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter abrasella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. abrasella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter abrasella (Duponchel, 1843)
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Phyllonorycter abrasella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to France , Italy and Greece. There is a disjunct population in southern Russia .
The larvae feed on Quercus cerris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a rather small, lower-surface tentiform mine, generally in the centre of the leaf. There are fine folds in the lower epidermis, and the upperside is mottled green. The frass is deposited in a clump. The pupa is made in an oval, parchment-like cocoon that is free of frass and lies loose in the mine.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7188843 entry
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