Phyllonorycter anderidae
Species of moth
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Phyllonorycter anderidae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The species was first described by W. H. B. Fletcher in 1885.[1] It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Belgium, Austria and Ukraine and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
| Phyllonorycter anderidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. anderidae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter anderidae (W. Fletcher, 1885) | |
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The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations.
The larvae feed on Betula humilis, Betula nana and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
