Phyllonorycter iranica explained

Phyllonorycter iranica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Iran.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 4 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small mine on the underside of the leaf.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/PHYLIRAN Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZAOE_31_0013-0016.pdf Blattminierende Lepidopteren Aus Dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten. III.Teil

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