Phyllonorycter occitanica

Phyllonorycter occitanica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Texas, United States.[2]

Phyllonorycter occitanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. occitanica
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter occitanica
(Frey & Boll, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis occitanica Frey & Boll, 1876

The larvae feed on Ulmus species, including Ulmus fulva and Ulmus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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