Phyllonorycter myricae
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Phyllonorycter myricae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. myricae
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter myricae Deschka, 1976
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Phyllonorycter myricae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands. In 2000, it was studied in Hawaii as a potential biological control agent for Myrica faya.
The larvae feed on Myrica faya. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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