Phyllonorycter tauricus

Phyllonorycter tauricus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey.[1]

Phyllonorycter tauricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. tauricus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter tauricus
Deschka, 2013

The larvae feed on Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 11 November 2018.