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Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Synonyms: Lithocolletis oxyacanthae (homotypic); Lithocolletis pomonella; Phyllonorycter pomonella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The moth flies in two generations in May and in August. The larvae feed on Crataegus and Rosaceae species. Other recorded foodplants include Crataegomespilus arnieresi, Crataegus chrysocarpa, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus pentagyna, Crataegus rivularis, Cydonia oblonga, Mespilus germanica, Pyracantha coccinea, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus torminalis.
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Cotoneaster frigidus[1]
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[2]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[2]
Pyrus communis (common pear)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Providers

Parasite of 
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[3]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[3]

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Citations

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♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 3Ecology of Commanster
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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