Phyllonorycter platani

Phyllonorycter platani
Larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. platani
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter platani
Staudinger, 1870
Synonyms
  • Phyllonorycter felinella Heinrich, 1920
  • Phyllonorycter felinelle Heinrich, 1920

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

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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