Phyllonorycter lantanella
| Phyllonorycter lantanella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. lantanella |
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| Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter lantanella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except Scandinavia, Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.
Mined Viburnum lantana leaf leaf
Larva
The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Viburnum lantana, Viburnum opulus, Viburnum tinus and Sorbus aucuparia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins. Pupation takes place within the mine without a recognisable cocoon.[3]
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