Phyllonorycter abrasella

Phyllonorycter abrasella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to France, Italy and Greece. There is a disjunct population in southern Russia.

Phyllonorycter abrasella
Larva
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. abrasella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter abrasella
(Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Elachista abrasella Duponchel, 1843

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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