Phyllonorycter junoniella
| Phyllonorycter junoniella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. junoniella
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| Phyllonorycter junoniella | |
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Phyllonorycter junoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in June and July and again later in the autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
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