Biology:Phyllonorycter pruinosella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phyllonorycter pruinosella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. pruinosella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter pruinosella
(Gerasimov, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis pruinosella Gerasimov, 1931

Phyllonorycter pruinosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The larvae feed on Populus species (including Populus diversifolia, Populus euphratica and Populus pruinosa) and Salix species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7189207 entry