Phyllonorycter muelleriella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from the Baltic States to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.
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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. muelleriella
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| Phyllonorycter muelleriella | |
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The wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in). Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine, generally rather small and between two veins, touching the midrib. The lower epidermis has a single sharp fold. Pupation takes place within the mine in a cocoon that is attached to the mine on both the upper- and lowerside. Most frass is incorporated in the sides of the cocoon.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Phyllonorycter muelleriella (Zeller, 1839)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "Phyllonorycter muelleriella Zeller, 1839". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
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