Phyllonorycter platani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The moth is found in Europe, the Near East and the eastern Palearctic realm, as well as California in the United States.
Phyllonorycter platani | |
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Larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. platani
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter platani Staudinger, 1870
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 8–10 mm. It flies in two generations from mid-June to November. [1].
The larvae feed on Platanus.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllonorycter platani.
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Phyllonorycter platani at UKmoths