Biology:Phyllonorycter scitulella
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter scitulella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. scitulella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter scitulella (Duponchel, 1843)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Phyllonorycter scitulella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q8366276 entry
 |  |
