Phyllonorycter schreberella

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Phyllonorycter schreberella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. schreberella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter schreberella
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea schreberella Fabricius, 1781

Phyllonorycter schreberella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Europe, except northern Europe, Ireland and the Balkan Peninsula.

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Mined elm leaf
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Larva

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again in August.[2] The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor and Ulmus pumila. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. "Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "15.074 BF352 Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781) small elm midget". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

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