Phyllonorycter insignitella

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Phyllonorycter insignitella
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P. insignitella
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter insignitella
(Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis insignitella Zeller, 1846

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

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus, Medicago lupulina, Ononis repens, Trifolium alpestre, Trifolium medium, Trifolium montanum, Trifolium pratense and Vicia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine that occupies only part of a leaflet. In full-grown leaves, the mine is strongly inflated and is largely hidden by the leaf.[3]

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