Phyllonorycter adenocarpi
Phyllonorycter adenocarpi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula.
| Phyllonorycter adenocarpi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. adenocarpi |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter adenocarpi (Staudinger, 1863) | |
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The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus hispanicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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