Phyllonorycter quercifoliella
Species of moth
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Phyllonorycter quercifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except for the Mediterranean islands.
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| Phyllonorycter quercifoliella | |
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| Phyllonorycter quercifoliella, North Wales | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. quercifoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter quercifoliella | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining pale golden-ochreous; a whitish dark-margined median streak from base to beyond middle;four costal and three dorsal shining white wedge-shaped spots, dark- margined anteriorly and first costal posteriorly; a black apical dot;an indistinct dark hook in apical cilia. Hindwings are grey. The larva is ochreous-whitish; head brown.[2][3] [4]
There are two generations per year with adults on wing in April and May and again in August and September.[5]
The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus faginea, Quercus libani, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Quercus trojana and Quercus x turneri. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[6]
