Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Albania and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. kuhlweiniella
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| Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in). There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again from late July to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella". UK Moths. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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