Phyllonorycter ilicifoliella

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Phyllonorycter ilicifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ilicifoliella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ilicifoliella
(Duponchel, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Elachista ilicifoliella Duponchel, 1843

Phyllonorycter ilicifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Sicily and Greece and from France to Romania.

The larvae feed on Quercus cerris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2010-10-21.