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Phyllonorycter hesperiella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter hesperiella

Phyllonorycter hesperiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula and is probably also found in northern Africa.

Adults have been recorded on wing from March to June. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on Retama monosperma, Quercus coccifera and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

Phyllonorycter hesperiella Wikipedia