Phyllobrostis daphneella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae.[2][3] It is found in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) in Southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, southern France, Corsica, Sardinia, mainland Italy).[1][3]
| Phyllobrostis daphneella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllobrostis |
| Species: | P. daphneella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllobrostis daphneella Staudinger, 1859 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The wingspan is 8.8–9.5 mm for males and 9.5–10 mm for females. In France, adults are on wing from April to May and again in August in two generations. The larvae feed on Daphne gnidium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Mey, Wolfram (2006). "Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 53 (1): 114–147. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200600012.
- ↑ "Phyllobrostis daphneella Staudinger, 1859". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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