Phyllonorycter scabiosella

Phyllonorycter scabiosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. scabiosella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter scabiosella
(Douglas, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis scabiosella Douglas, 1853

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]

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