Phyllonorycter lantanella

Phyllonorycter lantanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. lantanella
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter lantanella; (Schrank, 1802)[1]
Synonyms
	Tinea lantanella Schrank, 1802;

Phyllonorycter lantanella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except Scandinavia, Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

Mined Viburnum lantana leaf

Larva

The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on the wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana), guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), laurestine (Viburnum tinus) and rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), mining the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins. Pupation takes place within the mine without a recognisable cocoon.[3]

References

"Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter lantanella". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802) viburnum midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

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[1] "Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2] Kimber, Ian. "Phyllonorycter lantanella". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[3] Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802) viburnum midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 9 March 2019.