Phyllonorycter cocciferella

Phyllonorycter cocciferella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.

Phyllonorycter cocciferella
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P. cocciferella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cocciferella
(Mendes, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis cocciferella Mendes, 1910
  • Coriscium cocciferellum

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.[2]

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