Biology:Phyllonorycter iteina

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter iteina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. iteina
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter iteina
(Meyrick, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis iteina Meyrick, 1918
  • Lithocolletis eophanes Meyrick, 1931
  • Phyllonorycter eophanes

Phyllonorycter pruinosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Bengal and Bombay in what is now India and Bangladesh.

The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix tetrasperma. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189064 entry