Phyllonorycter platani
| Phyllonorycter platani | |
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| Larva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. platani |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter platani Staudinger, 1870 | |
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Phyllonorycter platani is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The moth is found in Europe, the Near East and the eastern Palearctic realm, as well as California in the United States.
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. It flies in two generations from mid-June to November. .
The larvae feed on Platanus, including London Plane, from whence it derives its common name of London Midget.
Notes
- ^The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phyllonorycter platani.
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Phyllonorycter platani at UKmoths