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Phyllonorycter belotella

Synonyms: Lithocolletis belotella (homotypic); Lithocolletis joviella (heterotypic); Phyllonorycter anatolica (heterotypic); Phyllonorycter joviella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter belotella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. 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. The mine has the form of an upper surface epidermal, silvery blotch without folds. The frass is partly found as loosely scattered grains and partly as a central, dark brown patch on the roof of the mine. Pupation takes place within the mine in a clear cocoon.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus ilex (Holly Oak)[1]
Quercus pubescens (Downy Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0