Phyllonorycter agilella
Phyllonorycter agilella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1] It is found in Latvia[2] central Russia, Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from France to eastern Russia.
| Phyllonorycter agilella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. agilella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter agilella (Zeller, 1846) | |
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Its larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, mining the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface (but sometimes upper-surface), weakly folded tentiform mine. The folded side of the mine is whitish. The pupa is created in a very loose cocoon.
References
- "Phyllonorycter agilella – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
External links
- bladmineerders.nl
- Fauna Europaea
Data related to Phyllonorycter agilella at Wikispecies
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