Biology:Phyllonorycter cocciferella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter cocciferella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. cocciferella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cocciferella
(Mendes, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis cocciferella Mendes, 1910
  • Coriscium cocciferellum

Phyllonorycter cocciferella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8366293 entry