Phyllonorycter nivalis

Phyllonorycter nivalis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey.[1]

Phyllonorycter nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nivalis
Deschka, 1986

The length of the forewings is about 3.9 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Blattminierende Lepidopteren aus dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten. V.Teil


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