Phyllonorycter cavella
Species of moth
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Phyllonorycter cavella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands), east to Japan and Russia.
| Phyllonorycter cavella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cavella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 6–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Fauna Europaea
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