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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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. cocciferella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter cocciferella (Mendes, 1910)[1]
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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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