Phyllonorycter barbarella

Phyllonorycter barbarella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula and southern France.

Phyllonorycter barbarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. barbarella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter barbarella
(Rebel, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis barbarella Rebel, 1901
  • Phyllonorycter neli Buvat, 1996

The larvae feed on Quercus faginea and Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins. The mine can run over a vein or even the midrib.


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