Phyllonorycter distentella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Germany to Portugal, Italy and Hungary and from Great Britain to southern Russia.
Phyllonorycter distentella | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. distentella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter distentella | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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