2020•Folia Entomologica HungaricaOpen access

First record of Phyllocnistis citrella in Hungary, a micromoth species pest on Citrus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

Gergely Katona, Balázs Schermann, Balázs Tóth

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Several larvae of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 were found mining in lemon leaves in Kistarcsa, Central Hungary. Seven specimens emerged in August 2020. They are deposited as vouchers in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. These are the first records of the species occurring in Hungary. With 3 figures.

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Key concepts: Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera genitalia, Leaf miner, PEST analysis, Biology, Larva, Botany