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Phyllocnistis citrella

Phyllocnistis citrella

Description:

A leaf-mining micro-moth native to Southern Asia but now widely established in Southern Europe. Larvae mine leaves of Citrus species

Habitat:

Probably wherever Citrus trees are grown

Notes:

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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Περιστέρι, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αττικής, Greece

Spotted on Nov 15, 2016
Submitted on Jun 26, 2017

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