Phyllonorycter graecus

Phyllonorycter graecus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Peloponnisos in Greece.

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

There are at least two, but possibly multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, strongly contracted, lower-surface, tentiform mine. Pupation takes place in de mine in a flimsy cocoon.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. bladmineerders.nl


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