Phyllonorycter belotella

Phyllonorycter belotella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece.

Phyllonorycter belotella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. belotella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter belotella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis belotella Staudinger, 1859
  • Phyllonorycter anatolica Deschka, 1970
  • Lithocolletis joviella Constant, 1890

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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