Phyllonorycter deschkanus

Phyllonorycter deschkanus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain.

Phyllonorycter deschkanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. deschkanus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter deschkanus
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2006[1]

The larvae feed on Genista cinerea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea


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