Phyllonorycter monspessulanella

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Phyllonorycter monspessulanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. monspessulanella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter monspessulanella
(Fuchs, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis monspessulanella Fuchs, 1897

Phyllonorycter monspessulanella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Germany, France, Italy, Croatia and Portugal.

The larvae feed on Acer campestre and Acer monspessulanum species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.[2]

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