Phyllonorycter occitanica

Phyllonorycter occitanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. occitanica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter occitanica
(Frey & Boll, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis occitanica Frey & Boll, 1876

Phyllonorycter occitanica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Texas).[2]

The larvae feed on Ulmus species, including Ulmus fulva and Ulmus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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