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Phyllonorycter kusdasi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Phyllonorycter kusdasi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean region from Spain to Turkey.

There are several generations per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.

References

Phyllonorycter kusdasi Wikipedia