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Phyllocnistis citrella
A leaf-mining micro-moth native to Southern Asia but now widely established in Southern Europe. Larvae mine leaves of Citrus species
Probably wherever Citrus trees are grown
The picture shows a leaf from an orange tree collected by my daughter in a suburb of Athens in November 2016. There are at least 2 mines. The small fold upper left on the leaf is where the larva Pilates.
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