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Phyllonorycter belotella

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Phyllonorycter belotella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. belotella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter belotella
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis belotella Staudinger, 1859
  • Phyllonorycter anatolica Deschka, 1970
  • Lithocolletis joviella Constant, 1890

Phyllonorycter belotella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Mediterranean region from the Iberian Peninsula to Greece.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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