Phyllonorycter maestingella (Müller, 1764)
(Beech Midget)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget)
GenusPhyllonorycter (midget micro-moths)
SubfamilyLITHOCOLLETINAE (midget micro-moths)
FamilyGRACILLARIIDAE (midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget) :
1: Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget)
7 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mine on underside of Beech leaves
Image 1: Mine on underside of Beech leafImage 2: Mine on underside of Beech leaf (2)Image 3: Mine on underside of Beech leaf (3)Image 4: Mine on underside of Beech leaf (4)Image 5: Mine on underside of Beech leaf (5)Image 6: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - magnifiedImage 7: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - magnified (2)Image 8: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - magnified (3)Image 9: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - magnified (4)Image 10: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - transmitted light - magnifiedImage 11: Mine on underside of Beech leaf - transmitted light - magnified (2)Image 12: Mines on underside of Beech leavesImage 13: Predated mine on underside of Beech leaf - magnified

Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllonorycter maestingella (Beech Midget)
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