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Phyllonorycter monspessulanella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter monspessulanella

Phyllonorycter monspessulanella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Germany, France, Italy, Croatia and Portugal.

The larvae feed on Acer campestre and Acer monspessulanum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.

References

Phyllonorycter monspessulanella Wikipedia