Phyllobrostis eremitella

Phyllobrostis eremitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Phyllobrostis
Species: P. eremitella
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis eremitella
(Joannis 1912)
Synonyms
  • Lyonetia eremitella Joannis, 1912

Phyllobrostis eremitella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in Portugal, France (Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhone, Pyrenees-Orientales, Var) and Italy.

The wingspan is 9-9.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Daphne gnidium. They live in long twig-galls. Several larvae have been found in a single gall. Pupation occurs in the lumen of the gall.


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