Phyllonorycter junoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.
| Phyllonorycter junoniella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. junoniella
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| Phyllonorycter junoniella | |
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The wingspan is 7–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and July and again later in the autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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