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Phyllonorycter vulturella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter vulturella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

Phyllonorycter vulturella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in southern Italy and France.

The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins starting at the midrib. The mine has one strong fold. The upper side of the mine is mottled and there is no central green patch. The pupa is made in a slender cocoon with frass grains deposited along the side.

References

Phyllonorycter vulturella Wikipedia