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Phyllonorycter harrisella

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Phyllonorycter harrisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. harrisella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter harrisella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena harrisella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tinea cramerella Fabricius, 1777

Phyllonorycter harrisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

Larval mine

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining white; three posterior costal and two dorsal dark fuscous strigulae, anteriorly more or less margined suffusedly with brownish-ochreous, apex brownish-ochreous, enclosing a round black apical dot; an ill-defined dark hook in apical cilia. Hindwings are light grey.[1]


Adults are on wing in May and June and again in autumn.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus cerris austriaca, Quercus dalechampii, Quercus faginea, Quercus frainetto, Quercus macranthera, Quercus petraea, Quercus pontica, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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