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Phyllocnistis saligna

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Phyllocnistis saligna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. saligna
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis saligna
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Opostega saligna Zeller, 1839

Phyllocnistis saligna is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from almost all Europe (except Ireland and possibly also parts of the Balkan Peninsula), as well as India, Sri Lanka, La Réunion and South Africa.

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The wingspan is about 7 mm. Adults are on wing in two generations, in July and from September to April.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix alba, Salix babylonica, Salix daphnoides, Salix × fragilis, Salix lanata, Salix matsudana, Salix purpurea, Salix × sepulcralis, Salix triandra and Salix viminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "'Phyllocnistis saligna'". UKmoths.
  3. ^ Ellis, N. W. (13 January 2021). "'Phyllocnistis saligna' (Zeller, 1839) willow bent-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe – bladmineerders.nl. Amsterdam. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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