Phyllonorycter cocciferella
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Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter cocciferella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cocciferella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cocciferella (Mendes, 1910)[1]
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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]
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