Phyllonorycter nevadensis
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| Phyllonorycter nevadensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. nevadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter nevadensis Walsingham, 1908[1] | |
Phyllonorycter nevadensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Spain.
The larvae feed on Adenocarpus decorticans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]
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