Phyllonorycter agilella

Phyllonorycter agilella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[1] It is found in Latvia[2] central Russia, Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from France to eastern Russia.

Phyllonorycter agilella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. agilella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter agilella
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis agilella Zeller, 1846

Its larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, mining the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface (but sometimes upper-surface), weakly folded tentiform mine. The folded side of the mine is whitish. The pupa is created in a very loose cocoon.

References

  1. "Phyllonorycter agilella – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  2. "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". www.gracillariidae.net. Retrieved 2021-05-16.


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