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Phyllonorycter iranica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter iranica

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter iranica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Iran.

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm.

The larvae feed on Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

Phyllonorycter iranica Wikipedia