Phyllonorycter amseli

Phyllonorycter amseli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species: P. amseli
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter amseli
(Povolny & Gregor, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis amseli Povolny & Gregor, 1955

Phyllonorycter amseli is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Croatia and Montenegro.

The larvae feed on Quercus polycarpa and Quercus pubesecens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface tentiform mine.

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