Phyllocnistis valentinensis

Phyllocnistis valentinensis
Phyllocnistis valentinensis mines on Salix fragilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. valentinensis
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis valentinensis
M. Hering, 1936[1]

Phyllocnistis valentinensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain, Greece and Bulgaria.

The larvae feed on Salix alba and Salix triandra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ bladmineerders.nl


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