Phyllonorycter anceps

Phyllonorycter anceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. anceps
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter anceps
Triberti, 2007

Phyllonorycter anceps is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Sardinia, Italy and Crete.

The larvae feed on Malus, Mespilus, Prunus dulcis and Pyrus communis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine which is 10–12 mm long in Almond and about 15 mm long in Pear. The lower epidermis contains two to three length folds.


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