Phyllocnistis labyrinthella
Phyllocnistis labyrinthella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllocnistis |
Species: | P. labyrinthella
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Binomial name | |
Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790)
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Phyllocnistis labyrinthella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of continental Europe, except Italy, the Mediterranean Islands and parts of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Mines of Phyllocnistis labyrinthella
The wingspan is 6–7 mm.
The larvae mine the leaves of Populus alba and Populus tremula. The mine consists of a very long, broad epidermal corridor that winds in dense loops over the upperside (and often also the underside) of the leaf without ever intersecting intself. The frass is deposited in a continuous brownish-black central line. The corridor ends at the leaf margin, where it widens somewhat while the leaf margin folds over.
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Categories:
- Phyllocnistis
- Moths of Europe
- Phyllocnistis stubs