Phyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae

Phyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tunisia.[1]

Phyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. mirbeckifoliae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae
(Deschka, 1974)

The larvae feed on Quercus mirbeckii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

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