Phyllonorycter platani
| Phyllonorycter platani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. platani |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter platani Staudinger, 1870 | |
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Phyllonorycter platani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Europe, the Near East and the eastern Palearctic ecozone, as well as California.
Mining in a Platanus leaf
Damage
Pupa
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The moth flies in two generations from mid June to November. .
The larvae feed on Platanus.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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