Phyllonorycter Andalusicus
''Phyllonorycter andalusicus'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Spain. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June, probably in one generation per year. The larvae probably feed on ''Genista umbellata''. They mine the stems and thorns of their host plant. External linksFauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter, andalusicus Moths of Europe Moths described in 2006 {{Phyllonorycter-stub ...
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Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ...
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