Phyllonorycter joannisi

Phyllonorycter joannisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. joannisi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter joannisi
(Le Marchand, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis joannisi Le Marchand, 1936
  • Lithocolletis platanoidella Joannis, 1920
  • Phyllonorycter platanoidella

Phyllonorycter joannisi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula).

Damage

The wingspan is 6.5–9 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations.

The larvae feed on Acer platanoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a fairly large and rounded mine on the underside of a leaf, between two veins but not necessarily touching both and sometimes situated at the leaf edge. The lower epidermis appears smooth or has several small creases and becomes whitish. There may be several mines in a single leaf.

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