Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790) is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790)

Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790)

Phyllocnistis labyrinthella is a 6–7 mm wingspan Gracillariidae moth found across most of continental Europe, whose larvae mine leaves of two Populus species.

Genus
Phyllocnistis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790)

Phyllocnistis labyrinthella (Bjerkander, 1790) is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. This moth occurs across most of continental Europe; it is not found in Italy, the Mediterranean Islands, or portions of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan of Phyllocnistis labyrinthella measures 6 to 7 mm. The larvae of this moth form leaf mines in the foliage of two host species: Populus alba and Populus tremula.

Photo: (c) Andrey Ponomarev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Ponomarev · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Phyllocnistis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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