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Phyllobrostis

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Phyllobrostis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. They occur in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, Southern Africa, and western Asia.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLyonetiidae

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Phyllobrostis is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. They occur in Central and Southern Europe, North Africa, Southern Africa, and western Asia.

==Descrription== The wingspan is , with females slightly larger than males. The larvae are leaf miners or form galls. Most species for which the host plant is known use Daphne spp., but one species uses Thymelaea microphylla.

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