Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
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Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter acerifoliella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. acerifoliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)
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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy, Albania and Bulgaria, and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations in western Europe.
The larvae feed on field maple (Acer campestre ) and Tatar maple (Acer tataricum ), mining the leaves of their host plant.[1] [2]
References
[edit ]- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839) maple midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "15.084 BF362 Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Phyllonorycter acerifoliella at Wikimedia Commons
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