Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. oxyacanthae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
(Frey, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis oxyacanthae Frey, 1856
  • Phyllonorycter pomonella (Zeller, 1846)

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula.

Damage

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The moth flies in two generations in May and in August.

The larvae feed on Crataegus and Rosaceae species. Other recorded foodplants include Crataegomespilus arnieresi, Crataegus chrysocarpa, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus oxyacantha, Crataegus pentagyna, Crataegus rivularis, Cydonia oblonga, Mespilus germanica, Pyracantha coccinea, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aucuparia and Sorbus torminalis.


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