Phyllonorycter gerfriedi

Phyllonorycter gerfriedi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Crete.

Phyllonorycter gerfriedi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. gerfriedi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter gerfriedi
A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2007[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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