Phyllonorycter distentella

Phyllonorycter distentella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Germany to Portugal, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

Phyllonorycter distentella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. distentella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter distentella
(Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis distentella Zeller, 1846

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. British Insects: the Genus Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera-Gracillariidae)
  3. bladmineerders.nl


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