Phyllonorycter quercus

Phyllonorycter quercus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. quercus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter quercus
(Amsel & Hering, 1931)

Phyllonorycter quercus is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Palestine and Israel.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

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