| Phyllonorycter hilarella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. hilarella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1] |
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Phyllonorycter hilarella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.
The wingspan is 7-9 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in late May and June and again in August.[2]
The larvae feed on Salix aurita, Salix caprea and Salix cinerea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a large, lower-surface tentiform mine, mostly between two side veins. The upperside is strongly inflated and the underside has many narrow folds. The pupa is light brown and made in a golden cocoon. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[3]