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Phyllonorycter anderidae

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Phyllonorycter anderidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. anderidae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter anderidae
(W. Fletcher, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis anderidae W. Fletcher, 1885

Phyllonorycter anderidae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The species was first described by W. H. B. Fletcher in 1885.[1] It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to Belgium, Austria and Ukraine and from Great Britain to southern Russia.

The wingspan is 5.5-6.5 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations.

The larvae feed on Betula humilis, Betula nana and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Fletcher, W. H. B. (1885). "Description of a New Species of Lithocolletis Bred from Birch". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 22: 40 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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