Common Thorn Leaf-miner

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae found in all of Europe except the Balkan Peninsula. It was described by the German-born Swiss entomologist, Heinrich Frey in 1856. The larvae are known as leaf miners, living inside the leaves of their food plants.

Scientific name
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Family
Gracillariidae