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Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

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Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Similar
  
Phyllonorycter coryli, Phyllonorycter nicellii, Phyllonorycter spinicolella, Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella, Phyllonorycter maestingella

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The moth flies in two generations in May and in August.

The larvae feed on Crataegus and Rosaceae species. Other recorded foodplants include Crataegomespilus arnieresi, Crataegus chrysocarpa, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus pentagyna, Crataegus rivularis, Cydonia oblonga, Mespilus germanica, Pyracantha coccinea, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus torminalis.

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Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Wikipedia