''Phyllonorycter macedonica'' is a

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of the family

Gracillariidae Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, ''Camerar ...

. It is known from

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

and

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...

. The

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e feed on ''

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''. They

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the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower surface tentiform mine.bladmineerders.nl
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References

macedonica ''Macedonica'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Clausiliidae. The species of this genus are found in the Balkans. Species: *''Macedonica brabeneci'' *''Macedonica dobrostanica'' *''Macedonica frauenfeldi'' *''Macedonica guicc ...

Moths of Europe Moths described in 1971 {{Phyllonorycter-stub