Phyllonorycter graecus
Phyllonorycter graecus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Peloponnisos in Greece.
| Phyllonorycter graecus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. graecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter graecus A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2007[1] | |
There are at least two, but possibly multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus macrolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, strongly contracted, lower-surface, tentiform mine. Pupation takes place in de mine in a flimsy cocoon.[2]
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