Biology:Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. pyrispinosae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae
Deschka, 1986

Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Pyrus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf. It is oval in shape.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189222 entry