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Phyllonorycter scitulella

Synonyms: Elachista scitulella (homotypic); Lithocolletis scitulella; Lithocolletis seitulella

Wikipedia Abstract

Phyllonorycter scitulella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine. The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface, tentiform mine, with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. Pupation takes place within the mine in a cocoon that is almost entirely covered with frass.
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Prey / Diet

Quercus pubescens (Downy Oak)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Kermes cordiformis (kermes berry)1
Phyllonorycter belotella1
Phyllonorycter delitella1
Phyllonorycter parisiella1

External References

Citations

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