Phyllonorycter scabiosella
| Phyllonorycter scabiosella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. scabiosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter scabiosella (Douglas, 1853)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter scabiosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from Great Britain through Germany, Poland and Ukraine to southern Russia and from the Netherlands to Spain and Italy.
Mined Scabiosa columbaria leaf
Larva
The larvae feed on Scabiosa columbaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant and are often found on seedlings. They create a large, lower-surface tenntiform mine, causing a strong contraction of the leaf. The surroundings of the mine often turn violet. Pupation takes place in a cocoon. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.[2]