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Phyllonorycter esperella
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phyllonorycter esperella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Ukraine.



The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing in May and August in two generations in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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