Phyllonorycter extincta | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. extincta |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter extincta (Deschka, 1974) |
Phyllonorycter extincta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Tunisia.[1]
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.