Classification

Family: Gracillariidae > Subfamily: Phyllocnistinae > Genus: Phyllocnistis > Species: Phyllocnistis citrella

Vernacular names

Citrusmineermot (NL), Citrus Leafminer (EN)

First mention in Belgium

Snyers C. 2007. Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), een nieuwe, adventieve soort voor de lijst van Belgische Lepidoptera. — Phegea 35(4): 144–146. On page 144 (as Phyllocnistis citrella (Stainton, 1856)). view page

Status

Naturalised

1 mine in citrus leaf at Berchem, AN, 2007-02-06, leg. C. Snyers. Since then many more mines have been observed, especially in Flanders.

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Distribution

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