Phyllonorycter anceps is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Sardinia, Italy and Crete.
Phyllonorycter anceps | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. anceps |
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Phyllonorycter anceps Triberti, 2007 | |
The larvae feed on Malus, Mespilus, Prunus dulcis and Pyrus communis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine which is 10–12 mm long in Almond and about 15 mm long in Pear. The lower epidermis contains two to three length folds.
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