Phyllonorycter cydoniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and Greece.

Phyllonorycter cydoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. cydoniella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter cydoniella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea cydoniella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 Lithocolletis cydoniella

The larvae feed on Chaenomeles, Sorbus domestica and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create an elongated, lower surface, tentiform mine with one strong fold in the lower epidermis. The pupa is made in a white cocoon. All frass is deposited in a clump in the mine.[2]

References

This article relating to moths in genus Phyllonorycter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e