Palumbina guerinii

Palumbina guerinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Palumbina
Species: P. guerinii
Binomial name
Palumbina guerinii
(Stainton, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Thyrsostoma guerinii Stainton, 1858

Palumbina guerinii is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in southern Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula north to France, east to Italy and Greece.

Pod-like galls formed by aphids on twigs of Pistacia terebinthus and inhabited by the larvae
Larva

It is considered a pest on pistachio trees.

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