Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter | |
Scientific name Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae | ||
Phyllonorycter pyrispinosae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Turkey.
The length of the forewings is about 3.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Pyrus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf. It is oval in shape.
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