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Phyllobrostis eremitella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in Portugal, France (Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhone, Pyrenees-Orientales, Var) and Italy.

Phyllobrostis eremitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lyonetiidae
Genus:	Phyllobrostis
Species:	P. eremitella
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis eremitella (de Joannis, 1912)
Synonyms
Lyonetia eremitella de Joannis, 1912

The wingspan is 9-9.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Daphne gnidium. They live in long twig-galls. Several larvae have been found in a single gall. Pupation occurs in the lumen of the gall.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)^{[dead link]}

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