Phyllocnistis labyrinthella
| Phyllocnistis labyrinthella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
| Species: | P. labyrinthella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790) | |
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Phyllocnistis labyrinthella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the British Isles, Italy, the Mediterranean Islands and parts of the Balkan Peninsula.
Mines of Phyllocnistis labyrinthella
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae mine the leaves of Populus alba and Populus tremula. The mine consists of a very long, broad epidermal corridor that winds in dense loops over the upperside (and often also the underside) of the leaf without ever intersecting intself. The frass is deposited in a continuous brownish-black central line. The corridor ends at the leaf margin, where it widens somewhat while the leaf margin folds over.
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