Phyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae Deschka, 1974

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SUBFAMILY Lithocolletinae
GENUSPhyllonorycter
SPECIES mirbeckifoliae
AUTHORDeschka, 1974
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhyllonorycter mirbeckifoliae sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITYTunisia, Tellatlas, Les Chênes, 600-800 m, mine 16-22.iv.1973, e.l. Quercus mirbeckii, 27.iv-09.v.1973, leg. G. Deschka.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide GD1055♂, coll. Deschka (Steyr); Paratypes 555 specimens (♂ and ♀), coll. Deschka (Steyr), coll. Klimesch (in ZSM); 8 Paratypes in EIHU; 12 Paratypes in ZSM.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Deschka, G. 1974b. Neue Lithocolletiden aus Tunesien (Lepidoptera Lithocolletidae). - Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 23(6):97-108, 3 pls.
PAGINATION 102-106, figs. 5-8

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Tunisia   Deschka, G. 1974b. Neue Lithocolletiden aus Tunesien (Lepidoptera Lithocolletidae). - Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 23(6):97-108, 3 pls. 103

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Fagaceae Quercus mirbeckii Tunisia Deschka, G. 1974b. Neue Lithocolletiden aus Tunesien (Lepidoptera Lithocolletidae). - Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 23(6):97-108, 3 pls. 103

*   Mine on the underside of the leaf.