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Gold-bent Midget
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Gold-bent Midget

Phyllonorycter roboris

Phyllonorycter roboris is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in all of Europe.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining white; a very oblique golden-brown fascia from base of costa, broad above, posteriorly fuscous-edged; four dark fuscous costal strigulae towards apex, anteriorly edged with an ochreous tinge, first oblique and nearly meeting a similar dorsal strigula; a golden brown apical spot containing a black dot; a dark apical hook in cilia. Hindwings are grey.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 789368.