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Phyllonorycter myricae

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Phyllonorycter myricae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. myricae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter myricae
Deschka, 1976

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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