Phyllonorycter vulturella
| Phyllonorycter vulturella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. vulturella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter vulturella (Deschka, 1968)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter vulturella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in southern Italy and France.
The larvae feed on Alnus glutinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine between two side veins starting at the midrib. The mine has one strong fold. The upper side of the mine mottled and there is no central green patch. The pupa is made in a slender cocoon with frass grains deposited along the side.[2]
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