Phyllonorycter nevadensis

Phyllonorycter nevadensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Spain.

Phyllonorycter nevadensis
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P. nevadensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter nevadensis
Walsingham, 1908[1]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus decorticans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.[2]

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