Phyllonorycter iranica

Phyllonorycter iranica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. iranica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter iranica
Deschka, 1979

Phyllonorycter iranica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Iran.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Blattminierende Lepidopteren Aus Dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten. III.Teil


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