Phyllonorycter distentella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Phyllonorycter
Species
Phyllonorycter distentella
Scientific Name
Phyllonorycter distentella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

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.

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

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

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