Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Phyllonorycter scitulella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phyllonorycter Rank Species | |
Phyllonorycter scitulella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine.
The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface, tentiform mine, with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. Pupation takes place within the mine in a cocoon that is almost entirely covered with frass.
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