Biology:Phyllonorycter delitella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter delitella
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P. delitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter delitella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista delitella Duponchel, 1843

Phyllonorycter delitella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from southern Germany to Spain , Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and Greece and from France to Romania.

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a small, lower-surface, tentiform mine, with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. The upperside of the mine is mostly entirely eaten out. The pupa is located in the mine in a silken cocoon, that is attached to the mine at its upper and lower side. The frass is deposited along the sides of the cocoon.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7188954 entry