Phyllonorycter cydoniella

Phyllonorycter cydoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and Greece.

Phyllonorycter cydoniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. cydoniella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cydoniella
Synonyms
  • Tinea cydoniella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Lithocolletis cydoniella

The larvae feed on Chaenomeles, Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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