Phyllonorycter myricae: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Phyllonorycter myricae

Phyllonorycter myricae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. In 2000, it was studied in Hawaii as a potential biological control agent for Myrica faya.

The larvae feed on Myrica faya. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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