Phyllonorycter cavella
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| Phyllonorycter cavella | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. cavella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter cavella (Zeller, 1846)
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Phyllonorycter cavella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe (except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands), east to Japan and Russia.
The wingspan is 6–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula pendula and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit | edit source]- bladmineerders.nl Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Fauna Europaea
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