Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter joannisi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
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Similar Phyllonorycter coryli, Phyllonorycter nicellii, Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae, Phyllonorycter roboris, Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella | ||
Phyllonorycter joannisi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula).
The wingspan is 6.5–9 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations.
The larvae feed on Acer platanoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a fairly large and rounded mine on the underside of a leaf, between two veins but not necessarily touching both and sometimes situated at the leaf edge. The lower epidermis appears smooth or has several small creases and becomes whitish. There may be several mines in a single leaf.
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