Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella explained

Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Albania and from Great Britain to central and southern Russia.

The wingspan is 8-. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again from late July to August.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella . UK Moths. October 21, 2010.
  2. Web site: Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella Zeller, 1839. Bladmineerders.nl. October 21, 2010. April 19, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419081434/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/phyllonorycter/kuhlweiniella/kuhlweiniella.htm. dead.