Phyllonorycter trifasciella
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| Phyllonorycter trifasciella | |
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| Phyllonorycter trifasciella, Marl Hall Woods, Llandudno Junction, North Wales, Sept 2009 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. trifasciella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter trifasciella Haworth, 1828 | |
Phyllonorycter trifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Western Europe.
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale reddish ochreous; three slender whitish more or less angulated fasciae, margined anteriorly with broad blackish suffusions, broadest towards costa, third sometimes interrupted by a patch of blackish scales extending to tornus; a round blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.[1][2]
The moth flies in three generations, from March–April, July–August and October.
The larvae feed on Lonicera, Symphoricarpos and Leycesteria species.
