Phyllocnistis extrematrix

Phyllocnistis extrematrix
Phyllocnistis extrematrix pupa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllocnistis
Species:
P. extrematrix
Binomial name
Phyllocnistis extrematrix
Martynova, 1955[1]

Phyllocnistis extrematrix is a moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is found widely in central and southern Europe, and in Kazakhstan and the Asian part of Russia;[2][3] it has also recently colonised England, where it was first discovered in Norfolk on 29 July 2025.[4]

The larvae feed on several species of poplar, including Populus balsamifera, Populus × canadensis, Populus nigra, Populus suaveolens and Populus trichocarpa, forming mines which start near the base of the leaf and then work down the leaf petiole and into young stems.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ a b "Phyllocnistis extrematrix". LepiWiki (in German). 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  3. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  4. ^ "Phyllocnistis extrematrix". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2025.


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