Phyllonorycter junoniella

Phyllonorycter junoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.

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

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and July and again later in the autumn.[2]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-21.


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