Phyllonorycter macedonica

Phyllonorycter macedonica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from North Macedonia and Greece.

Phyllonorycter macedonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. macedonica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter macedonica
(Deschka, 1971)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis macedonica Deschka, 1971

The larvae feed on Crataegus laciniata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine.[2]

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